Vintage lace fabric screens can be used like stencils and masks with spray inks or painted with acrylic pastes to create textured surfaces. In this exercise we make a print with a lace embroidery hoop screen.
fiber paste
deli paper palette
fluid acrylic paint
trowel palette knife
vintage lace
embroidery hoop screen
gessobord
mixed-media paper
ink sprays
Place a dollop of fiber paste onto a piece of deli paper palette. Pour a few drops of paint on top of the paste. Mix the paint and paste using a trowel palette knife.
Place the lace embroidery hoop screen with lace-side down onto the gessobord surface. Using the palette knife, spread the fiber paste mixture onto the back of the screen. This will adhere the pattern to the board. Apply more fiber paste and a few more drops of fluid acrylic onto the back of the screen.
Use the palette knife to spread the mixture through the rest of the screen. Apply more paste if needed to cover the entire screen. Let sit for 10 minutes.
Lift the screen to reveal the textured design.
Use up the rest of the paint paste mixture. Place the wet screen onto a piece of mixed-media paper and use the palette knife to press the back of the lace. This will transfer the leftover paint onto the paper. Move the screen to another area of the paper, then spray over the top using ink spray.
Continue to move the lace screen around the paper and spray with ink until the surface is covered to your liking.