We descended on the peaceful studio of Pak Devy Ferdianto to learn a fraction of the art and science of screen printing (or sablon as it’s known in Indonesia). With Pak Devy’s patience and help, we created four incredible pieces to take home with us. Scroll on for the story behind each piece and a quick glimpse of the six-hour process.

The first piece is from Daniela Burr. She wanted to work with her first love: typography. The source material came from the Rijksmuseum collection available for public use. Daniela created a subtle red on red gradient which doesn’t show on the photo.

The second piece is by Michellina Suminto. Based on an impromptu drawing prompt game she played on Instagram, she added four of her sketched characters to a hand painted screen background.

Mila Shwaiko’s choice came from a 17th century zoology book that claimed to document the Indonesian species of unicorn: the Camphur, a web footed amphibious being. You can’t make this stuff up…