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Is it really day three? This is what Katie, Terry and Judy (our fearless leader and founder of AQ) had time to do today:
But not me.
We started the morning with a lesson on textile paints. I learned soooo much. We then practiced stamping, stenciling and screening with textile paints on black and white fabric. Here are my practice pieces:
Then we had a lecture on what is good art and art principles and talked about layering to make art cloth have depth and good design. We were to select our least favorite pieces to begin with.
On this piece I had to make a background, using one of the carved stamps, forming an all over pattern, with discharge:
I then added a stencil design using paint – mixing red with bronze metallic:
I will add more to this tomorrow.
On this piece I made a stamped background using white metallic paint. The larger circles occurred during the dye process:
I then discharged the spirals and painted them with yellow setacolor:
Tomorrow I will foil this piece.
On this piece I had to randomly print a background by using a piece with a grid as a guide or pressing a grid. I stamped with one of my cross stamps:
I then discharged larger crosses in a random pattern using a stencil that Liz made:
I then screen printed this lovely grid over the whole piece. Oooh! I love it. tomorrow I will foil some more crosses:
I did a fourth randomly printed background with discharge but no photos. I did play with this piece by stamping and stenciling discharge over the fabric that had tyedyed circles:
Time to say goodnight – I am still on the old time!!
I am so amazed at all of the pieces you are showing. I am really behind with reading your blog, It took so long to download and I am back on my hormone pills which make me really sleepy. It is hard for me to take a really good look at all of the work. I will try to take a more lengthy look when I am more alert. Everything is looking great. Looks like you had a really good time.
Posted by: Micki | April 04, 2006 at 09:05 PM
I am so amazed at all of the pieces you are showing. I am really behind with reading your blog, It took so long to download and I am back on my hormone pills which make me really sleepy. It is hard for me to take a really good look at all of the work. I will try to take a more lengthy look when I am more alert. Everything is looking great. Looks like you had a really good time.
It’s so nice of you to take us along to your workshop Gerrie!
I love everything you’ve done but especially the screenprinted piece over the crosses. I look forward to your next installment.
Beautiful and exciting work! Looks like you are having a blast. Exhausting in a good way. Jen
Oh what wonderful stuff!
I love the depth you are able to create by continuing to add to each piece! At each stage, they look good, but then so much more is achieved by going just that one more step… I’ve been trying some of this with paper, but now I’m wanting to do fabrics, too. You already have me trying a mini-quilt, even though I don’t really sew. Fortunately, since it’s only 4 1/2 by 5 1/2, I can handstitch it. Thanks for all the inspiration!
Wow! That all looks good…especially the screenprinting over the crosses…can’t wait to read about day 4!
Oh this stuff looks wonderful! What fun you’re having! I wish I could be there printing and dying with you guys. I guess I’ll have to wait for AQT in November.
are you not eating dessert this time?
Your doing lots of neat stuff. I especially like the red fabric with the crosses. Did you make the screen for the final layer? Can you tell us how it was done?