CASE STUDY screen printing
EXPERT: Artist and textile screen printing specialist, Stuart Morris with one of works.
DEBBIE EALES visits Suffolk-based STUART MORRIS and discovers a company that is putting the art back into screen printing, producing quality, hand illustrated textiles for a host of top drawer clients within the prestigious heritage sector…
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f youʼve visited a National Trust or English Heritage shop lately, you might have unwittingly admired or perhaps even bought a memento that was produced by Suffolk-based screen printing specialists, Stuart Morris.
With the accent on great design and the highest quality, itʼs no accident that many of the countryʼs top tourist attractions and museums – including the former Royal Yacht, Britannia – sell textiles that were screen printed at Stuart Morrisʼs impressive production facility in Hadleigh.
And in an age that is dominated by computer generated design, it is satisfying to find that many of the beautiful designs created in Stuart Morrisʼs studio are initially illustrated by hand – everything from colourful tea towels and cotton bags, to incredibly beautiful silk/devore scarves, T shirts and sweatshirts.
With such a pool of talent, and with the latest in screen printing technology available (mostly supplied by MHM), itʼs little wonder that Stuart Morris is the printer/designer of choice for a range of prestigious and discerning clients,
including the Royal Academy of Arts, the National Trust, English Heritage, Historic Scotland, Westminster Abbey and online shop/catalogue, Museum Selection. It was the arrival of a new screen printing carousel and Tesoma Drylight gas dryer (both supplied by MHM), which prompted my interest. They are both stars of a new production unit (adjacent to the existing premises in Hadleigh), commissioned just three weeks ahead of my November visit.
Stuart is an enthusiastic exponent of screen printing. An acclaimed artist himself, he has a Masters degree in screen printing and a BA in textile design and fine art from Leeds and Leicester universities.
DETAILED: One of the beautiful illustrations produced in the studio.
His move to Suffolk was prompted by a job lecturing in screen printing and textiles at the University of Essex in Colchester. Before long, however, Stuart had launched a commercial venture, screen printing large scale wall panels for fine art exhibitions and in 1972, he founded textile screen printers, Stuart Morris. The company has grown organically because of its reputation for design,
Putting the art back into
TALENT: The illustrators, left, lead by Diz Andrews, thoroughly research their subjects – often visiting stately homes, castles and other attractions – to produce superb artwork like this.
| 68 | January 2013
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