November 28, 2007
Stuff n' stuff
I have been promising images of this comissioned baby blanket with quillow for a while. It is made of silk noil and is hand dyed with Procion MX dyes.
In making the patch, I soy wax batiked three love bird patches. I painted one and didn't like it. Then My guy and I went to the Wine Loft in town, had a night of it and in the course of the night I found a doily. The next day, I took the doily into my studio and over to the quillow patch. I started printing through the doily-which made nice fluffy, pretty cloud shapes. Bingo!
I love how it came out, it is super soft, and has a nice drape. I hope the woman who comissioned it likes it as much as I do. I swear the quillow patch took about 6 tries to get it centered and applied right.
oh and...
I love going over to National Geographic and looking at thier photographs. I popped over there this morning and found a grouping of photos that could be used for inspiration of textile designs. Then I started to get lost.
I just looked at the National Geographic site. Wow! I can see how you could get lost. These images are amazing and just so breathtaking! What an excellent source of inspiration! I don't even have words...
Posted by: kristine at December 6, 2007 10:24 AMThis is amazing! So beautiful!
Posted by: kristine at December 6, 2007 10:21 AMGet ready sweet pea...I am on my way west and may stop in flagstaff on my way home...be prepared.
All My Love
Lisa
This is just stunningly gorgeous!!! Outstanding! I want to ask you if you would consider trading a blanket like that with something I make or some supplies? I am so enamoured with the colors and texture of the blanket. I will come back and look more extensively at your site when I have time.
Posted by: Ravenhill at November 29, 2007 02:57 PM