I haven't gotten back into my regular art practice this year yet. I have been dealing with a sore shoulder, cold and snow and some snow days for my kids. My husband's grandma passed away last week, so he took a long snowy and in parts dangerous drive from Michigan to Minnesota, to attend her funeral. That and I had my older kids driving in dangerous winter conditions too. About all that I have accomplished is some worrying and praying for my families' safety and going to physical therapy to get my shoulder healed so that I can work mostly pain free. I have been a bit down lately, but I trying some creative things and hoping that I get that creative drive to come back soon. When it warms up a little and my work space isn't so cold it will help too. It is hard to create when you feel like you are freezing. That is normal for this time of year here though.
I will share a project that I worked on in December and share more art when I get back to creating.
I will share a project that I worked on in December and share more art when I get back to creating.
I played around with painting with dyes over a glue resist on silk scarfs last month.
I started by drawing with washable glue straight from the bottle.
Once I had my design completed, I let it sit overnight until it was dry.
I started by drawing with washable glue straight from the bottle.
Once I had my design completed, I let it sit overnight until it was dry.
I mixed up a couple of colors of thickened dye that I could paint in my design.
I painted the dyes onto the scarf. The glue resits the dye and those areas will stay white. I let the scarf dry overnight while the dye cured. Then I washed out the excess dye and the glue.
After the scarf was washed and dried, I added some gold so that it would have some shimmery parts. I used a Shiva artist paint stick. These are oil paints for fabric in a fat stick. They can be heat set after curing, so that the fabric can be gently washed without the paint washing out.
I want to create more textiles this way. I am also planning to experiment with putting the glue into different applicators so that I can get finer line and more detailed designs. Painting with dyes was a lot of fun and I want to do more.
Until Later,
Janelle
Until Later,
Janelle
