On tour - creating our own merch!
As a group of people who originally came together to develop infographics based on our solutions to poverty, we love nothing more than getting creative and expressing our ideas and voice through visuals. The only thing that could add to this is screen printing our own merch for our upcoming events. In fact screen printing for an event is becoming a little bit of a P2S tradition as anyone lucky enough to snag one of our tote bags at the last labour conference attended will tell you!
We developed the concepts for our new range of T’s and totes as a group and handed them over to the super talented Hannah Miller to sprinkle a bit of illustrators magic over them. Once finalised it was off to the fantastic Leeds Print Workshop to print the things ourselves. With a bit of friendly (and patient) tuition from Nat off we went with or squeegees in our inky hands!
“Over the years of being involved in Poverty2Solutions, we have always enjoyed using our voices and sharing our experiences and solutions to Poverty in a creative way. Creating merch for our latest “Poverty2Solutions on Tour” campaign was great fun and a new and exciting way to get together"
Dylan
Screen printing has to be one of the most satisfying things you can do (and if you ever get the chance - do it!). It starts with your design being developed on a silk mesh screen, which you then squeeze ink through using a giant squeegee. After a pass or two you pull the screen up and, hey presto, your image is left on your t-shirt, poster etc below. Ok theres a bit more to it then that but that is main drift!
Povert2Solutions on tour
Our T’s have disappeared like hot cakes but if you turn up to one of the events on our tour you might be able to grab a tote or one of our pin badges based on the bus design. Check them out and sign up now
Photos from the day
The final result!
Please check out the people who made it possible!
Hannah Miller is a Deaf freelance illustrator who has worked on many projects related to poverty and lived experience. She based in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Leeds Print Workshop is a Co-operative membership-based printmaking studio at Patrick Studios in central Leeds. As well as providing facilities for our members, we also run a wide range of workshops and courses in different processes for members of the public.
Nat Searle is an artist based in Leeds, specialising in screen printing. Over the years Nat has been commissioned to do work all over the place including Latin America, Europe, the USA, and on a sailboat in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.