worked on 2 new pieces today, finished neither.
this one is 4 layers: 2 of inkodye, 2 of acrylic:

this one is 6 layers: 3 of inkodye and 3 of acrylic:

Here’s the one i finished yesterday:

not quite sure how i started out with bark
and ended up with grasses and stacked stones.
i like yesterday’s piece, though. it is the quiet, the slow i crave.
maybe i’ll use today’s red as an underneath mat:

when the ubiquitous question “what do you do” came to me, i said i was rather nomadic, rather like a gypsy then i launched into a short string of things i’ve done. it admittedly sounded like i couldn’t hold a job. and while it was fascinating to hear about the experiences of the exhibits of one and the fashion shows of another and the one who just last week applied for a job as a rug designer, i have to say that for the first time in a long time, it felt good to be one who is ravenously curious and dabbles in so many varied things.

i really like this dying technique and spent a good deal of today’s workshop planning future applications of the technique. ray, the instructor, has done some exquisite and functional creations: window coverings, room dividers, closet doors to name a few. i can see doors created with this technique in my future – doors to cabinets and rooms to start with. some things never change.

but first i’m eager to get back to work on autoquiltography one tomorrow.

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dyeing fabric, inkodye

so glad heavy snow this morning didn’t keep me from going to the gym, or from going to this workshop led by the patient and talented ray pierotti in leisa rich’s fun, inspiring studio.

working with inkodye (a photo synthetic dye), spray acrylic paints, and colored pencils, we applied numerous layers to untreated canvas. even after 8+ layers, the fabric remains pliable, touchable.

first, selection of inspirational object:

then creation of the “pattern” pieces:

and the layering begins:

near the end of the day:

more tomorrow.

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