I am making series of ceramic (both white porcelain and dark-coloured clay) bells and vases at night. (I have a day job so) I really enjoy this precious time.
BUT...
At the same time, My head is thinking ahead for "the next project".
This is one of the ideas - what do you think?
Wool fibre + clay. Hand wet felted + hand embroidered + hand sculpted.
I may try natural plant dye to tone down the colours. Sometimes the colours on bought embroidery threads bother me so.
Testing, experimenting and growing ideas is such a fun part of creating....! (even though they do not necessarily realise due to lack of time or forgotten etc.)
Happy creating to all!
Erin
I think the idea is powerful, and it will be exciting to see how you concieve it. What I see so far is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFabulous idea; I love this and I agree with Dawn that the idea is powerful! I also like to use Markal oil sticks on textile work; a simple light rubbing dampens the stitch colour whilst increasing the definition and adding texture. It takes a couple of days to dry properly, but they're really effective. Just a thought!
ReplyDeleteHere's a link to a piece I did last year so you can see what I mean; the Markal is on the plain stitched squares (not the pictured ones) http://www.julieshackson.com/1/post/2010/12/fading-fast-and-colourfully.html
Dawn I am so glad you see some potentials in the idea :)
ReplyDeleteJulie thank you for sharing some idea and technique!! I really appreciate it! I will check it out and will come back to you!
Erin I think its a marvellous idea and I haven't seen anything like it. I think the colors especially are lovely and match her serene face. I like your work so much
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Julie