so my first attempt at screenprinting with the photo emulsion method failed. the little rainbows started to peek through, but then the emulsion just completely started coming off the screen. i tried to find some trouble-shooting q and a online, and really...it could have been so many things that went wrong. which is the exact reason why it has taken me so long to actually TRY the photo emulsion method. so many factors that can influence results. but, nonetheless, i am not going to give up like i usually would. i will try again. i will buy another screen if i have to (thinking i might need a finer mesh). plus, saw this video that was posted on a cup of jo and realized again that the only choice is to just keep doing, keep trying.
Lovely video
then i was doing the whole "scout out what other people are making/doing/creating and see how it compares to mine" thing, which didn't go well. i do that too much. and while seeing what is in the market can be a good thing, and can also be inspirational, sometimes there can be too much looking and not enough doing. i need to remember that i want to put forward products that i enjoy myself, that i like the look of...not just what someone else may buy. if no one buys it? then ok. then at least i know that what i put out there was something i believed in. if someone does buy it? then that's even better. i have to start somewhere. i have to start.
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