Doodle Design for Screen Printing

 

Work smarter, not harder. . . I'm having a thermofax screen made of my flower doodle drawing. I plan on incorporating faint shapes of it into my layered surface designs for fabric. More on this when I get it back from Lyric Kinard in N. Carolina.

Article in Quilters Newsletter!!

Here's a link to my article about printing on fabric with Tulip paint. It's in the Feb/March 2012 issue, and if you look in the big "Q" on the cover, it mentions my winter banner workshop.

New Year, New Designs

I had saved and dried leaves from last September (it doesn't seem that long ago, does it)? Everything went wrong with my gelatin plate printing - it froze in the fridge, it cracked, it was watery when it thawed. I attempted to use the dried leaves and they stuck to the cracked mess, etc. I was pretty frustrated, but this apparently is a process when even your worst day has some nice results. I took this swatch and printed over it with found objects (in this case I used an old greeting card with die cuts). Using complementary colors is a can't miss, no fail way to pump it up. . . more later on the progress of my gelatin prints as I continue to salvage them.

"Facets of Fiber" Show

Here's an update about the show - it will have the works of 37 artists, several of whom are internationally known - I'm honored to be in such a show. There were 150 works submitted, so we had to earn this one! The Colorado Art Institute will be the venue, with the reception taking place January 27th.

More Good News

I was very gratified to learn my Nature Journal diptych was juried into "Facets of Fiber". This show will be Jan/Feb at the Colorado Art Institute. I'll post a link as soon as I have one, and more images.

Exciting News!

I sent in a picture of my art kids' finished houses to Cloth Paper Scissors magazine, (where I got the house template to print out) and they emailed back to say they will put the picture in the magazine! It'll be put in the "Social Corner" feature, which is like a "letters to the editor" section. The kids will be so thrilled to see their work published. . .

Freezer Paper Print

 

This is a total experiment, full of "happy accicents". First, my gelatin plate froze in the refrigerator, creating icy irregular spots. Then, I decided I don't like the orange spots I added with a water soluble colored pencil. (Too garish).
I think I'll rewet, add some neutral paint, and see if I can even it out. . .

Detail for "Facets of Fiber" Show Entry

 

I used the best of my gelation print session, collaged the elements using acrylic gel medium, and embellished with machine stitching. I then wrapped my canvasses with the images (all having to do with nature), and I'll wire the backs for hanging.
More later if I get juried into the show. . .

Surface Design Association

I appreciate the mention in SDA's newsletter! Yes, I do have a how-to article coming up in Quilter's Newsletter magazine. It's a four page demonstration of printing on fabric with my Tulip paint technique, and the finished project is called "Winter's Glow". There will be templates of the subject matter shapes (a birdhouse, a star, etc), and readers will be able to make their own wall hangings with this technique. http://sdacolorado.org/