circuit board
Screenprinted “Pretty Bird,” a very limited edition of 4 works on Arches 88 lb cotton rag with 2 artist’s proofs. Screenprint and vinyl, signed and numbered in graphite, 24” x 16”
Testing different techniques for screen printing artistic circuit boards.
“Chinoiserie Bird Study,” 2020. A series of three artist-made screen prints on canvas with acrylic, foil, and fretwork. 38” H x 23” wide (unframed - works will be custom framed by the artist).
I have been steadily developing my printmaking technique and chinoiserie aesthetic in preparation for a new series of botanical circuit boards. In these studies, I explored screen printing on canvas combined with a thick acrylic stencil application, metal foiling, and wooden fretwork.
Various prints from my screen printed, hand-painted, and foiled “Perroquets” series, nearly complete.
I’m almost finished with my screen print series, “Perroquets d’or et d’ombre,” a French-inspired scene of two lovebirds in an electronic cage. I’m passionate about making the most beautiful circuit boards in the world — to elevate printed electronics to a fine art form. Here I pull a layer of gooey and gold ink (solvent-based, hence the mask). The 19 prints in this series are all unique and hand-screened by yours truly. Each one has between 18 and 25 ink layers, plus hand-painted details and metallic foil. Available soon - stay tuned for images and message me if you’re interested to collect one.
Details of a new work in progress — “Parrots,” acrylic painting on an etched copper circuit board (fiberglass panel) with lead metallic overlay (HASL).
A new circuit board edition titled “Patch Bird,” 2019. Analog electronics, copper etching, patina, and acrylic on fiberglass panel. The image on the right shows the backlighting turned on.
Front and back of my “Big Pretty Bird” printed circuit board in the factory, just prior to etching. August 2019
A to-scale inkjet print of my latest (and considerably larger) pretty bird circuit. Kelly Heaton, July 2019
My Pretty Bird circuit is about to fly to China and get bigger.
