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General => Introduction => Topic started by: hazeremover on February 21, 2012, 07:57:17 PM

Title: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: hazeremover on February 21, 2012, 07:57:17 PM
It never occurred to me that there would be more than one forum dealing with the subject of screen printing, or more specifically, garment printing. I literally stumbled upon TSB today while Googling something else so I don't have the honor of stating that I've been lurking for x amount of days.

No matter. My drug of choice is screen printing. I entered the corporate screen printing world around 1985, although the screen printing bug bit me in high school a few years previous when I printed my first tees and posters in shop class. Even though I've always been interested in art/graphic design and print reproduction since I was a kid, screen printing just seemed to be a way more interesting craft compared to basic offset/litho/web/sheetfed methods.

After HS, I initially studied standard print and publishing at the local tech school but wanting to expand my art abilities, I attended the local art college. I then landed a job with a fairly large screen printer, predominantly textiles but also heat transfers, pressure sensitive decals and posters. I went from ink mixing/color matching to printer to pre-press, ending up in the art department which is where I've practiced my craft for the past 26 years. I've designed and color sepped in most of the of the imprinted sportswear genres - concert tees, Harley, booze, NFL, Nascar, Disney, Time Warner - all the way down to the local church festival. Went from the stat camera and miles of amberlith to the glorious tools named Adobe. Still enjoy pulling a squeegee or stretchin' mesh when the opportunity presents itself.

Looks like a good cross section of old timers and newbies scattered here. I may have a crumb of wisdom to share from being in the trenches all these years but also hope to learn a thing or two. You're dead if you don't. Well, enough wind bagging about myself ::) :).

Tim




Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: blue moon on February 21, 2012, 08:46:40 PM
It never occurred to me that there would be more than one forum dealing with the subject of screen printing, or more specifically, garment printing. I literally stumbled upon TSB today while Googling something else so I don't have the honor of stating that I've been lurking for x amount of days.

No matter. My drug of choice is screen printing. I entered the corporate screen printing world around 1985, although the screen printing bug bit me in high school a few years previous when I printed my first tees and posters in shop class. Even though I've always been interested in art/graphic design and print reproduction since I was a kid, screen printing just seemed to be a way more interesting craft compared to basic offset/litho/web/sheetfed methods.

After HS, I initially studied standard print and publishing at the local tech school but wanting to expand my art abilities, I attended the local art college. I then landed a job with a fairly large screen printer, predominantly textiles but also heat transfers, pressure sensitive decals and posters. I went from ink mixing/color matching to printer to pre-press, ending up in the art department which is where I've practiced my craft for the past 26 years. I've designed and color sepped in most of the of the imprinted sportswear genres - concert tees, Harley, booze, NFL, Nascar, Disney, Time Warner - all the way down to the local church festival. Went from the stat camera and miles of amberlith to the glorious tools named Adobe. Still enjoy pulling a squeegee or stretchin' mesh when the opportunity presents itself.

Looks like a good cross section of old timers and newbies scattered here. I may have a crumb of wisdom to share from being in the trenches all these years but also hope to learn a thing or two. You're dead if you don't. Well, enough wind bagging about myself ::) :).

Tim

Welcome aboard Tim!! Glad to have you here!
Now which part of rustbelt are you from?

pierre
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: screenxpress on February 21, 2012, 08:51:06 PM
Welcome.
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: Frog on February 21, 2012, 08:52:23 PM
As I keep saying, always room for one more! Glad you found us.
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: ravenmark on February 21, 2012, 09:14:42 PM
Welcome Tim!

 Ah the joys of rubylith, amberlith, stat cameras & darkrooms! I can smell the chemicals now. Sometimes I almost miss those days. I am kinda new here too and so far have really enjoyed TSB. There does seem to be a good mix here and the regulars seem really passionate about what they do, which I have been enjoying. Feel free to jump in; so far no one has bitten me yet. lol
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: Northland on February 21, 2012, 10:09:35 PM
Nice to meet you.... post away !

...closing in on the 500 member mark....
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: hazeremover on February 21, 2012, 11:25:12 PM


Welcome aboard Tim!! Glad to have you here!
Now which part of rustbelt are you from?

pierre
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Southeastern Wisconsin. Many thanks for the kind greetings.
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: Screened Gear on February 22, 2012, 02:02:26 AM


Welcome aboard Tim!! Glad to have you here!
Now which part of rustbelt are you from?

pierre

Southeastern Wisconsin. Many thanks for the kind greetings.
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Hey we have another Wisconsin guy here. (I am in Arizona but originally from Portage, Wisconsin)
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: Denis Kolar on February 22, 2012, 07:47:21 AM
Welcome to the one and only TSB
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: hazeremover on February 22, 2012, 09:22:03 AM
Hey we have another Wisconsin guy here. (I am in Arizona but originally from Portage, Wisconsin)[/quote]


Greetings SG. Bet you don't miss the winters here. Although we've had a ridiculously mild winter this season. Most of the freezing rain, snow and plain old bad stuff seems to just pass right by, either staying south or headin' east. ;D
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: Screened Gear on February 22, 2012, 11:51:00 AM
Hey we have another Wisconsin guy here. (I am in Arizona but originally from Portage, Wisconsin)


Greetings SG. Bet you don't miss the winters here. Although we've had a ridiculously mild winter this season. Most of the freezing rain, snow and plain old bad stuff seems to just pass right by, either staying south or headin' east. ;D
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I have been here for 14 years and go back to WI for Christmas very year for a week. After that week I remember how bad the weather is and why I left. Arizona sunny 362 days a year.
Title: Re: Hello from the rustbelt
Post by: JayzTeez on February 22, 2012, 12:02:40 PM
welcome to the good board.