I’ve been on a daisy kick lately, and thought I’d use resist with daisies to see what happened. It’s really the same process as printing with daisies. If you missed that post, see this link.
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I’ve been on a daisy kick lately, and thought I’d use resist with daisies to see what happened. It’s really the same process as printing with daisies. If you missed that post, see this link.
Read MoreAfter irises, my favorite of flowers are my daisies, specifically Becky Shasta daisies. They are so easy to grow. Since I’ve been on a printing spree, I thought it was time to see how they would print. To watch my video tutorial, scroll down.
Read MoreI usually use transparent textile paint, but since I am teaching a leaf printing class for a summer kids camp this year, I wanted to see the differences in the paints. I’m using Prochem textile paints. On the left is the transparent; on the right the opaque. So I decided I’d do a test to…
Read MoreTwo years ago I posted about printing with collard greens on this post. I’m revisiting this printing because I’ll be teaching at a kids’ summer camp, and wanted to get in some practice. Since collards aren’t in season around here yet, I bought some at the store. When you are looking for any leaves to print,…
Read MoreI am reminded today that just because you can do it, it doesn’t mean you need to do it!!
Read MoreSince I’ve been a bit under the weather, and not feeling like actual creating anything, I’ve spent quite a bit of time between napping and watching TV, thinking about this new piece. Inspiration, the mental process, and what actually ends up, is really pretty interesting.
Read MoreI made cheesecloth word skins awhile back. You can see that post here. This time I wanted to see what they would look like with stencils, instead of just writing. I also wanted to try three different paints: Sharpie Markers, Profab fabric paints, and Arteza craft paints. I had used the markers on the previous…
Read MoreToday I’m talking about transparent extender for textile paints. I’m using it in this project to paint the background of the fabric.
Read MoreWhen I received my new irises in July they were packaged with Natural Wood Excelsior, or what is also called wool wood. I took it out of the box and put it on my dye table. I knew I had to try printing with it sometime in the future. Well, the future was last week.…
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