January 9, 2010
Lacey!
I have been making cloth and enjoying every minute of it! In a moment of, 'What if?' I created a freezer paper resist that reminds me of doilies and lace. I printed it on a green ground, where if you look closely you'll see rodeo arches, doors, dog houses and church steeples. It was a piece of cloth I'd dye printed years ago and slowly whittled away.
The broad open areas are calling to me. They make me want to paint a toile like scene in them, the scene would need to be irreverent like the green fabric itself.
Anyway, this is a sample for my upcoming Freezer Paper Resist class over at Joggles. Have you put your name in the hat to win a spot in the other class I will be teaching there? Please do. Or just scroll down to the next post.
Posted by Melly at January 9, 2010 7:47 AMThis is really pretty Melanie!
Posted by: martha brown at January 16, 2010 4:56 PMWhat amazing cloth, I love the color scheme and the pattern too. The previous video was a lot of fun, good job!
Posted by: PaMdora at January 13, 2010 7:28 AMLove it!
Posted by: jojo at January 12, 2010 12:13 PMMelanie - Love your work. Do you teach your class as a video or from typewritten instructions? I would love to try it as a video class.
Posted by: Cheryl at January 11, 2010 12:39 PMLove all you do, and the fact that you mention having fun as well!!! Hope to get in the class.
Posted by: janice at January 11, 2010 11:29 AMIt's really pretty. I like that there is so much to take in if you just relax and observe. You always do that with your textiles, which is what makes me appreciate them as fine art.
Posted by: kristine at January 10, 2010 1:08 PMGorgeous! Can't wait to see what you do next with this piece. And I WISH I had time to take your class on Joggles... I wanted to teach this winter, too, but I'm too darned busy! :-)
Posted by: Susan Brubaker Knapp at January 10, 2010 11:51 AMLOVE it! Would love to see it in person and hear how you used the freezer paper resist.
This is beautiful. I would love to learn how to do this.
Posted by: Helene K at January 9, 2010 9:50 PMYummy! I love being able to see hints of what was below. Have a great weekend.!
Posted by: Jeannie at January 9, 2010 2:49 PM