Our Goal:
Catspit Productions is committed to providing relatively unbiased information about screen printing. The entire YouTube channel and all of the website content is created by Jonathan Monaco in his spare time using easy to use online services. Jonathan does not know HTML nor is he an expert webmaster. Despite the limitations of our venue we are trying to give you the clearest and most comprehensive explanations of the textile screen printing process. It is also our wish to teach the differences between commercial printing and home based printing by showing you how Catspit Productions prints tee shirts commercially.
Catspit Productions offers educational articles, information and tutorial videos free of charge. We have also teamed up with several companies to bring you discounted screen printing supplies and more. See the Print Supplies page for offers from Saati, Integrity Print Supply, Rhinotech, and Ryonet. Please show your support for Catspit Productions by spreading the word about us.
It is our hope that you will find the information and resources on our website or on the YouTube channel useful in your business efforts. We also want home based screen printers to be able to easily understand the technical aspects of the process so that they may better adapt their home printing methods.
Ultimately we love to teach and share information. We want to become a valuable screen printing informational resource. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for website content, please feel free to contact us.
About the Catspit name and skull & bones logo:
A personal note from Jonathan
In December of 1989 I was just beginning college at Arizona State University. I had moved to Mesa from New York City to stay with my Mother and go to school. I was new to the area and had few friends. I spent much of my time working on my degree alone and I thought it would be nice to get a fury little friend.
I found a 6 week old all black female kitten in a local pet store in a 10 gallon fish tank with her brother. I took her home and named her Swan Song after the recording label of my favorite band. The name also has its own iconic meaning in literature.
Over the years we spent together I noticed how when I would pet her and give her love she would salivate excessively and shake her head like a dog throwing the spit everywhere. And I mean a lot of spit, all over the place. Yes, Catspit!
So when I came to form the business on paper, I named It Catspit Productions with the inspiration coming from my now adult cat Swan Song. That explains the name.
In May of 2008 my apartment burned down and Swan Song died from smoke inhalation. She was 18 years old. I was devastated. I had never thought of her not being around. About this time I was playing with logos for my business and I wanted it to be something meaningful. Since the business was already named with inspiration from Swan Song, I took the next logical step.
That is where the skull and cross bones come in. It is a tribute to the death of my longtime companion and friend, Swan Song. The two green swirls in the back are representative of the two electron orbits of the number two element, Helium which is the fuel for stars.
For me, being an amateur scientist, astronomer and physicist, the skull and bones with the two electron orbits of Helium represents life and death. It represents the life and death of Swan Song.
There isn’t any hidden message or secret meaning; just a design in memory of an old friend. Don’t worry; your shirts won't be delivered in a privateer either. Ahoy!
Get to know Jonathan a bit more personally in this special Halloween 2011 video...