Rushmore: Blume

Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas. Screen printing is also a stencil method of print making in which a design is imposed on a screen of silk or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance, and ink is forced through the mesh onto the printing surface. It is also known as silkscreen, seriography, and serigraph. Travis grew up in country Victoria (Australia) where rocking roofs, pointing at strangers and getting kicked out of the pool for bombing were common place. It was during this time he developed an appetite for skateboarding, graffiti and clothing design which at the time didn’t seem financially viable. After acquiring a degree and working in the design industry, Travis was introduced to the whimsical world of commuting and public transport. With extra time to kill he soon gave in to the call of the wild and began sketching frantically in journals. An avid Tshirt and swing tag collector, over the past 10 years Travis has created commissioned works for numerous clothing labels and design agencies and those early influences can be still seen intertwined through his ever expanding folio of work.