I had a quick printing session in the studio this morning before it got too hot. I also bought a Getting Started with the Gelli Plate mini workshop from Julie Fei Fan Balzer which I thought was worthwhile and good value. I watched most of it last night but will need to watch it again […]
I bought my Gelli plates quite a while ago, last year and hadn’t done much with them but today I decided to get them out and spend some time experimenting. I used the smaller 6″ plate with Liquitex acrylic paints and mediums and had some fun. One thing I discovered is smooth paper works best. […]
When I have some leftover paint, I like to add some colour and pattern to my sketchbook. The last 2 pics above are a monoprinting technique featured on Design Matters TV as 1 of their free tasters. I was familiar with the technique but had forgotten about it. They give a very good demo and […]
2 larger pieces after washing out. Detail pics following each one. Both Procion dyes on cotton. I was happy with these but may add more after contemplating for a while. A couple of answers: Manutex is an alginate thickener for dyes so they can be used for printing. What do I do with my fabrics? […]
This afternoon I continued with my printing – did some more on the piece from the previous post (bottom) and the 2 top ones. I decided I needed to make a ‘lines’ printing block to add another layer to my fabric quickly. The vilene stencil worked well but was very hard to see through, making […]
Monoprint This piece is cotton, 60 x 56cms. The background is monoprinted twice with thickened procion dye, then blockprinted. The red and gold squares were stencilled on with textile paint. I have a few other printed peices on the go but not ready to be photographed yet. My TIF bag is now overdue, I’ve done […]