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Aaron was away the last ten days. I've found that when he's traveling, it's the best time to try creative experiments that could be "a disaster." He is SURE that there's going to be an accident that destroys something and will usually try and talk me out of doing whatever messy activity I have in mind to do. So now, I do these types of things for the first time when he's away. Then I'll have ample time for damage control if I have an unfortunate event.
I browse a lot of blogs written by fiber artists and many of them dye their own fabrics. I've read about creating a graduated spectrum of colors several times and I've really wanted to give it a whirl. So....this past week was perfect.
These were done in three different batches using only four base colors (pink, blue, yellow and green). Duh, it didn't occur to me that it would result in one long gradation. I was tickled when I realized it.
It's not hard at all. I simply selected the two colors I wanted to work with and set up zipper bags of dye with the colors in different ratios. It doesn't take much space and if you're careful, it's not even that messy.
What will I do with them....as of now, I haven't the slightest idea. But one day I know I'll be glad to have them in my stash. I'm sure there will be more...playing with dye is addicting.
It's been awhile since I've posted for Feline & Furball Friday...
It's a rough life being a golden. Sometimes your people go out without you...for 5 minutes.
This is my submission for the current Blogger Community Photo Shoot.
As I am a judge, my photo will not be competing in the challenge.
A scene of Stony Brook Harbor...a short walk from my house.
Just curious...does it seem that you lose color intensity when you upload to Flickr? It sure seems that way to me.
This is the latest piece I've finished for my online mixed media collage class. The technique we were working with is a faux batik method. It was so easy and I LOVE the results. The leaves in this little quilt were created using the technique. I know that I'll be looking for opportunities to use it again.I'm a week behind on the projects and I haven't even looked at the next lesson so I have NO idea what's coming up next. Whatever it is, I'm sure it will get me down into my mess in the basement...and that's a good thing.
I'm taking an online class on fabric and mixed media collage. It's interesting how these things come together. You just seem to have a sense of when it still needs something, and when it's done. I'm a week behind on the class projects, so I'm glad this one is finished. Lesson two is pretty cool...faux batik!
This is a textile piece that I finished up recently. I picked up a package of ink jet printable silk sheets. They're way cool...an 8.5 X 11 sheet of silk that is fused to paper, so it can go right through my printer! So, I found a tree image I liked and manipulated it in photoshop, then printed it out and incorporated it into this small quilt. I know I'll be using this material more and more.
