Another yellow prints 又見黃花

  

Since back from Israel last week I was so lazy because of jet lag.  My heart left in Israel and always recalling days playing prints with plants particularly with the yellow flowers.  Now we're into early winter, mountains with blooming wild tithonia.  I grasped a few and made prints on the fabric Irit Dulman gave me two weeks ago.  Having my tea and piece of homemade tart tartin as well dates and macadamia from Israel was so pleasant.

The mug I made for my late mother on her birthday with the theme of a painting of yellow field done by my French friend Brigitter's partner.  All is a good memory of loved ones.

I'm not busy as a bee, I just like biking and pick some wild flowers then play magic.

 

Layout of various plants on the pre-mordant knit fabric

 

After the heat opening with surprise.......

 

Purple from hibisus and yellow flower from tithonia 

Clear and clean from hibiscus

White from oxalis and green from leaf of solanum torvum

Before & After of the prints

While the bundle of prints was boiling I made the tart tartin. 

My friend Betty in Israel was so nice to give me some macadamia she grown. I have no cracker but a hammer to open.  It's easy.

 

Enjoyed afternoon tea with everything of my handmade is such a good feel.

We enjoy our day

Life is simple with Mogi and good to have him showing my piece

 

Hope you enjoy your day as we do.

Nature inspired creation - ecoprinting fabric 天然植物印染靈感

My recent works mostly are with some flower prints. Whenever I go hiking I would like to gather some fallen flowers for experiment. This knit silk jersey was made into a reversible Nuno felt dress after natural printing. Last hiking in Sai Kung was inspiring with the stunning views. Back home and I created a few pieces of prints.  Pictures below speak themselves.........

香港的郊野青綠處處，四季花卉燦爛，花開花落，洒在地上別有意境。近日我的創作嘗試了幾種在遠足時撿拾的落花，效果不錯且獨特，這針織𢇁料就是印了植物然後以羊毛混纎技巧製作的無縫裙子。

The day was brilliant to start our hiking from the water front......

那天清早到西貢遠足，晨光泛影......

Views of Ma On Shan and Tai Po in the further distance after an hour hiking

 與隊友從白沙澳往深涌，半山眺望馬鞍山。

Creek with running water after heavy rains

雨後流水潺潺，隊友互相照應渡溪。

After up and down then the easy coastal walk with the mountain view - the "Saddle Hill"

跨過一山又一灣，沿著海岸線，馬鞍山與八仙嶺山海連天。

Tranquil bay with fishing boats 漁排小島、藍天白雲.........

Stop under the shade of papaya leaves to have a closer look of Saddle Hill.

馬鞍山就在這片青翠木瓜葉的視線前，沿著路上拾了些黃槿與野山茶落花，回家靈感泉湧，就做了一些實驗製作.......

 

The fallen camellia just good for my experiment. 野山茶花滿地, 正好的印染材料.

Below are the images of "Before & After"  植物鋪陳經個多小時加熱後的比較

 

I love the prints on silk jersey as it's so soft. This is the dress made with nuno felt skill I love most, soft color and airy feel.

以花卉做的印染我比較喜愛這款很柔和的效果，因此以羊毛混纖技巧做了這件雙面穿著的裙子, 很輕柔的質感.

Natural flower prints 天然花兒印染

  

 Another good day to do experiment with fallen flowers. 

First time to print the Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis) was impressive. Though color is not strong, shape is nice.
那天秋風吹落滿地大紅花, 檢拾花兒加點草和葉子回家做了實驗, 淡淡粉紅與粉綠, 好一片柔和的印料.

 

To work with techniques learnt from Irit Dulman. I made this tube width knit silk jersey with prints on front and back. 

This is Chinese Hibiscus.  The day I walked up the trail behind my area, found lots of fresh fallen flowers that triggered my experiment with it.  Collected a few sumac leaves and other climbing plants on the road side, immediately I bundle boiled the fabric after mordant treatment.

Wow, opened it  to my surprise it works.  Outcome is soft with other leaves on the fabric.

 

 Before and after of the prints

 

Since it's tube width, either side can be front or back.

Side A of the fabric

 Side B of the fabric

 

 Last week I buried myself in the dye pot for the experiment of techniques learnt in Irit's workshop in Spain. Doing this is to refresh my skills on our native plants with different ways of dyeing and mordant.

I received some queries about the making.  As code of ethics and respect to the teacher, excuse me not going into details but I am happy to share the outcome of my experiment as  reference of feasible flowers or plants for the techniques for anyone who already know the skills. 

 

The knit silk jersey of 3 different prints on the dummy.   

Fabric will be sewed into garment after I have ideas of making.