Last year we asked local artists to help create a design for the PSO’s 100th season expressing the celebratory spirit of the Symphony. The final design came from Lydia Jane Brown, a native Mainer who has lived in the Portland area since 2008 when she moved from Aroostook County to study art at USM.
‘The starting concept was a dynamic overlapping image of a conductor with arms spread wide as a gentle explosion of instruments bursts above their head and around them, melding together while simultaneously growing out from the center. It’s meant to feel celebratory, like a fireworks display.’
-Lydia Brown
A trained screen printer, PSO Graphic Designer Sarah McCullough worked with Lydia to create a series of four color limited-edition screenprints to serve as a commemorative work for the PSO’s 100th Anniversary season.
Take a peek at the process below, and stay tuned for more information about how to own a piece of PSO history.
Sarah color matches a test print of the teal to make sure it’s the right shade.
Creating a test batch of blue paint.
Sarah and Lydia discuss the design while setting up the printing station.
Preparing one of the screens for ink.
One of the four screens used to create the final print.
Sarah mixes the gold paint to create the correct consistency.
Lydia helps prep one of the screens for printing.
Ink is flooded on the screen to create one of the layers for the design.
Sarah dries the gold paint to assess the first test print.
Sarah color matches the artwork to pick the correct shade for the ink.
