My signature art book no. 2 我的 "特色"小本子

 

Another botanical imprinted art book for a special friend. Leaves are mainly maple, assorted euc and melaleuca quinquenenia (白千層樹).  I intended to make it a bit fun with cat shapes cut from leaves.

我很少 (其實不大喜愛) 為人客做特定作品, 我愛自由創作, 隨心隨意, 不受約束的, 也許是我行我素,  但美國的一位人客已先後購買了我多件製作, 她再要定做植物印染小本子, 沒有指定的款式, 祗要是我的任何形式也喜歡, 於是就用我的想像也很用心的完成了這小本.

 

Front cover with maple leaf

Khaki is the color tone, paper prints are mainly of dark outlines.

In between I inserted the silk fabric of botanical imprints.

The silk fabric is printed with rose leaves, maple and the euc silver dollar to bring some bright color.

A few pages with melaleuca quinquenmervia

I put the silk prints next to the paper prints.  An art book of five signatures with silk fabrics and 8 pages of 2-folded, i.e. 80 single pages or 160 front & back pages.

A cat - looking forward to the new home.....

The nuno felt cover with my self botanical printed silk

Tied with self made ceramic button

A custom order for a special friend .

The book cover is made with my botanical prints with pines and leaves collected in my area.  I made the mirror prints.  One side for the art book.  The other for a nuno felt handbag.

Making something unique is my way of creation

These two art books will be on the way cross the ocean to the States

Thank you for Dawn's support to my work.

Eco printed art book 植物印染小本子

A little art book made with wool felt, eco print and dye.
這兩星期天氣時晴時雨, 風雲萬變, 上周一埸30分鐘的濠雨小溪變洪流, 今日又是風球高懸, 做一本紅葉小本使眼睛清新點,  小本子以桉樹葉印染及靛藍著色.

  Following the natural dyeing project with the visit of Michel Garcia last Dec, I planted the strobilanthes cusia for experiment.  I could not have much to make dye vat,  only cut the leaves into pieces and poured hot water in a jar for fermentation then poured again and again to get the blue dye.  I know it's not the proper process to dye my fibre with strong blue.  It's no harm to make a little grey.

So only soaked some silk hankies, silk laps and rammie.   I laid the fibres over papers intended to leave some stains.

I done a small piece wool felt flat sheet for euc leaves prints.  Got the prints by boiling then dipped the top part into the indigo dye to get the grey shade.

Mogi, "so mum's going to make the little vintage art book with wool felt cover and stained papers."

I stitched a silk fabric with leaves prints on the wool felted sheet.  Also first and last pages are of leaves prints.

In between binded with stained papers for vintage look.

Last week, I went up the hill behind my apartment for shots was a gloomy day.

Still good to take some pics.

Backdrop of a stream

Clear against it

All of a sudden it's pouring.

After 30-min torrential rain, the stream became a fall. I was sitting just in the front.  Can't wait for the rain to let up, so scary to run away. It's last week.

This morning woke up in my studio.  Such a clear and peaceful day.....

Cycling along the waterfront......

Such a sunny day you see.  Who knows typhoon warning is on now.  Just expect it wouldn't be too severe.

The little art book with eucalyptus leaves cheering me up.
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