Monday 30 January 2023

Screen prints for Ukraine

 
This is my limited edition A4 screen print ‘Olena’ and she is one of my favourite prints from last year. Olena is inspired by traditional Ukrainian folk dress, vinok flower wreaths and the courage of ordinary Ukrainian women. She is screen printed in the yellow and blue of the Ukrainian flag. But I also printed a version called 'Anastasia' in yellow and red. Some of the shops I work with helped me sell my 'Olena' screen prints and all proceeds went to charities helping Ukrainians affected by the war. I still have some prints left and they are £28 each. If you are interested in buying one you can email me at karoline.rerrie@yahoo.com and I will send you more details.
Olena is a three colour screen print and here are photographs showing each layer as it is screen printed. I started with the yellow background before carefully adding the details in blue.
Lastly I added yellow petals to the flowers around Olena's head.They were a slightly darker shade of yellow from the background.