Josh Sager Media: Creative Technologies Blog

2010 is going to be a big year for personal projects with screen printing at the top of my priority list.  A few years back I was introduced to the wonderful world of screen printing and gig art. Although I’m captured by the art and the process I’ve been really hesitant.  Armed with a moleskin book chalked full of notes and the wonderful people at AIR I’ve been making amazing progress.  Later on this week I’ll be finishing my first larger run of a 8.5 x 11 posters.  It’s a very humbling yet rewarding process.  I highly recommend it to anyone.  I’ll post pictures of the print when it’s ready.

Some fun stuff I was working on today.  He’s sooo adorable!!

Tomorrow I’m attempting another screen printing project. I’m still a rookie, but I’m falling in love with it.  This will only be my second one and I’ve got high hope for it.  My first project didn’t quite turn out. You could say I was a little too ambitious and tried a three color poster.  Whoops.  Live and learn right?

So I’m giving it another shot.  I’m so fascinated with the process and the beauty in a well produced screen print.

Hopefully I’ll kill two birds with one stone by making cards to promote my band.  Only one color this time.  Oh and it’s a lot smaller than an 11 X 14 poster.  I’m shooting for a 4.5 X 6 card. Something really simple.  Just the logo and our web address. Nothing too ambitious… well that’s how it started out.

As I was prepping the file, my evil creative side kicked in.  I tried to fight it, but pandora was rockn’ out and the next thing I knew I had 3 options.  After some great advice from Rach I’m actually going to use my 3rd option.  So I guess I’m that evil. But you can be the judge of that and check em out for yourself.

Card Option 1 - Simple yet awesome

Card Option 2 - Cute yet kinda creepy

Card Option 3 - That's just too much fun to pass up

Media: Gauche on Masonite.

I created this piece during a 24 Hour Creative Marathon I helped to organize at the Creative Treehouse in September of 2007. Every marathon has a theme and this one was “Lost and Found”.  Leading up the event I had the idea of doing a 2 part piece.  I almost didn’t get it done, it nearly took me the entire time to get it done, but I was very happy happy with the result.