screen printing

Circuit Bird /  by kelly heaton

Documentation of “Circuit Bird,” 2021, an adjustable analog electronic circuit for birdsong generation. The art is made with custom electronic hardware, printed circuit boards, foiled chipboard, and screen-printed silk laminated on a wooden frame. Dimensions are 35” tall by 23.5” wide by 1.5” deep. Watch the video to hear the circuit vibrate with birdsong. Notice the modular components of the circuit: I separated the oscillators, the passive coupling filters, and the audio amplifier into separate (but connected) printed circuit boards. This design enables me to assemble different quantities and configurations of oscillators to create new artworks based on the principle of vibration.

Screen printing artistic printed circuit boards /  by kelly heaton

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.

Perroquets /  by kelly heaton

Various prints from my screen printed, hand-painted, and foiled “Perroquets” series, nearly complete.

Screen printing Perroquets /  by kelly heaton

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. 

Pretty bird process /  by kelly heaton

Various images from the process to design a pretty bird printed circuit board for manufacture. April, 2019

News /  by kelly heaton

  • My online shop is live!
  • Bidding for #1/5 of The Raft of Medusa (2017) begins on August 10th. Visit the 2017 online auction to raise money for the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and climate change research.
  • Don't miss Art on the Front Lines at Ronald Feldman Fine Arts through August 19th