Screen Like Matisse

Make your own screen prints inspired by the bright colours, bold designs and simple motifs of Henri Matisses' exuberant paper cuts. Draw organic shapes and motifs such as simple birds, leaves, flowers, fish or seaweed. Or you may want to work with abstract geometric shapes to create your design. Then hand cut stencils of your design and use your stencils, bright coloured ink, a squeegee and a silkscreen to screen print onto paper. Experiment with adding additional layers to your work and create a series of vibrant prints to take home at the end of the day.

Karoline Rerrie is an illustrator and printmaker who has specialised in screen print for over ten years. She draws artwork by hand and then creates the layers for each colour using either photo stencils or simple hand cut stencils. She carefully screen prints her work in small, limited editions. Her work is characterised by bold outlines, bright colours and pattern.