i first took a printmaking class in college,at vanderbilt university. my professor there,marilyn murphy,was an important mentor to me and encouraged my interest in printmaking and art creation in general. i first learned how to print t-shirts from my friend and mentor,nita tatum. i worked with her in her new orleans screen printing shop for about 10 years. along the way,i started making t-shirt designs of my own for grassroots groups with which i was involved,and even one or two for myself.
when i discovered street stencilling and started making clocks,i was also stencilling (with spray paint) onto t-shirts. eventually,i got myself a very simple silkscreen press,so i could do one-color designs at home,diy-style. and i’ve been slowly transferring all my handcut stencil designs over to silkscreen ever since.
you can find whatever t-shirts,tanks,and other printed apparel i have currently available for sale in my etsy shop.
below is an slideshow gallery of stencilled and silkscreened t-shirts,tanks and other clothings i’ve printed over the years,from my flickr page. i don’t do much custom work in this area,but if you have an idea or desperately want something you see below and it’s not for sale on the etsy shop,let me know. i’ll see what i can do.
