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How to Print a Mosaic (or not)

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Lesley Riley is the queen bee of The Printed Fabric Bee this month. She asked for a mosaic theme using yellow/orange, purple and fuchsia.

My original plan was to use potato dextrin spread on fabric to dry and crackle.

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I did this once in a workshop and had some great results.

finishedpotatodextrin

However, I think I did not spread the dextrin thickly enough so I did not get a good crackle. So I went to a backup of making a thermofax screen. My first screen was 4 inches square and since Lesley asked for a 12 x 12 inch finished piece, I could do three across and down. I am really missing the big padded print table that I have had since we moved here. I am working in a much smaller space and since I am a quite messy, I had several blips. So this is the first printing that I did. I used a pale turquoise fabric for the background

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I dropped a splotch of yellow on the print and had to do a fix so I brushed more yellow, pink and purple across the piece. I kind of liked it. Then, I saw that I had put the fabric down on a splotch of yellow paint on the print table so the back looked very untidy. I had another problem, I needed to do a 6 inch piece for our give away. The four inch screen did not work for that so I made a new 3 inch screen. Here is what I printed. It is a darker turquoise. So, I printed another 12 inch piece using the 3 inch screen. That is up at the top. I think I will send them both to Lesley.

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That reminds me, I just got all of my wonky lines pieces so I should photograph them so you can see what great pieces I got.

On another note, I am not going to get my piece finished for the master class. I was turning into a crazy lady because Mr C decided we would buy a new car this week. I will be driving it quite a bit so I had to be involved. Spending time with car salesmen is an interesting activity. Not one that I enjoy. We ended up buying a new Prius 5 which we will pick up tomorrow. I drove it this morning and really loved it. I picked sea glass pearl for the color.

We have interviewed one estate sale person. A second one is coming tomorrow. When will my life return to a semblance of normalcy, and what will that be like?

4 Responses to “How to Print a Mosaic (or not)”

  1. Gill says:

    Like Sheila I love the oops one too!

  2. Sheila Barnes says:

    Really like the oops one. The addition of the diagonal streaks of color really elevates it. Did a double take at the pattern Very similar to one of the texture patterns from my linocut class. Love it.

  3. Connie Rose says:

    Chaotic is the new normal, I’m afraid. Enjoy all the newness in your life. And have a great weekend! xo

  4. Your new life will imitate your art and vice versa! Interesting and filled with the surprise of new possibilities but requiring adaptability and creative ingenuity. Just remember that it’s always about the new ride and where it takes you!