Chris Mercier - printmaker

Steam Carousel (Screen Print)

Chris Mercier,artist and printmaker- born December 1951 - lives and works in Reading, Berkshire (UK). He studied at Berkshire College of Art and Epsom College of Art. He then moved to Italy where he studied violin making in Cremona before working as a craftsman in Venice. He has worked many years in commercial and artists screen printing studios. he is currently studying Fine Art at The University of Reading and runs his own art editioning studio making multiples for artists at 14 Rowallan Close, Caversham, Reading, England RG4 6QS. He is a member of the RGA and the Printmakers Council.

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Screen printing

Screen printing is a process where ink is forced through a stencil supported by a stretched mesh on a frame. As the etcher engraves a copper plate and the lithographer draws on a stone, the screen printer must construct a stencil. A stencil has to be made for each colour. My prints often have up to 20 or more colour workings. Stencils are painted directly onto the mesh with a filler that impedes the passing of the ink onto the paper or they can be made from hand drawn film positives, photographically and with digital imaging techniques. Once the stencil has been made they are hand printed using a squeegee which pushes the ink through the stencil onto the paper which is held in register on a vacuum table, each colour has to be run seperately. My editions rarely exceed 60 prints. To see some of my prints go to rooms ONE and TWO in the studio gallery.
For more information on the screen printing process, Click here.

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Please contact Chris Mercier at

PRINTMAKER Editioning Studio
14 Rowallan Close
Caversham,
Reading RG4 6QS
England
Tel.+44(0)118 946 1964
Email: chrisATprintmakerDOTcom
(You will need to substitute the capital letters with the appropriate symbols)

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'The Analogon, the DNA of Constance's Floral Display'

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Printmaker Studio Gallery

List of Artists

Screen Prints by Chris Mercier (rooms 1, and 2)
Printmaker Editioning Studio