Gunnar Johnson, Class of 2013, paid a two-day visit with Ms. Emami’s graphics students to teach the kids how to silkscreen. Gunnar, presently living in Portland, is a professional silkscreen artist who caters to numerous outlets in the Northeast.

The Rangeley Friends of the Arts helped fund Gunnar’s two-day residency as he taught students, Brooke Laliberte, Jake Bottcher, Alex Hathaway, Alexis Foley, and Brayden Thompson, how to use Photoshop and to prepare their images, layer emulsion on screens, expose their screens, register their screens, and print on multiple surfaces.

Ms. Emami received “a grant five years ago,” she said, “to help get the silk-screening process up and running at RLRS. I’ve been trying to acquire the necessary equipment, which, in the end, was donated to us by Nels Christensen, Class of 2008, through his mother Nini, who is an indispensable asset here at RLRS.”

The students created their own designs from scratch, focusing on pithy statements and eye-catching graphics, a mix of gift shop kitsch meets high-brow messaging. RLRS Graphic Tees is now open for business. Contact them at [email protected] and receive a free quote for your organization, club, or business.

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