Further experiments of botanical prints 植物印染深層研習

Right after Irit Dulman's workshop in Holland I'm home with lots ideas.  Plate is full and eager to test our local plants.  This is the one done mainly of Lagerstroemia speciosa and others.

 

I'm hooked to the new techniques from Irit and her formula of mordant is great.

When you view the video you may have the same feel as mine.

 

Mogi like it or not I don't care.  I love the taste and natural color of the "butterfly pea flower" (Clitoria ternatea)  from a friend.

 

These are the plants from a friend that I made prints onto viscose 

 

 The top end dyed in madder with shade of red

These are of different materials - left is viscose jersey, middle is cotton blend and the right is viscose.

The flower prints of Lagerstroemia speciosa is a magic.  Prints that I can't explain and no idea what pigments are.

 

 Oxalis, first introduced on the "discharge" technique by Irit Dulman is amazing

 

Irit's formula is wonderful.  With strong or weak mordant I can get different outcomes of the same plants.

These images actually of the same piece of prints I show in different angels.  It's a tube width knit cotton/viscose jersey.

   

The front and back with different prints and shades as intended.

 

I was struggling whether to dye or not to dye in madder.  I leave it as it is now simply a wrap.

  

The reversible back and front simply with the purse I made from the "prints carrier" which the eco printers may know what it is.  

I love the overlapped prints on the purse fabric I done in Dorie van Dijk's Atelier Fibrefusion.  Now a nice keepsake of my marvelous memory of learning in Irit Dulman workshop, Holland.

Botanical Printing Workshop Holland

 

I was absent for the last few weeks since out town attending a fabulous botanical printing workshop in Holland at Atelier Fiberfusing.  Workshop host Dorie van Dijk, instructor Irit Dulman.  The 5-day workshop was fantastic with new techniques learnt from master.  Facebook friends may have seen what those beautiful prints are.  I've made piles of different shades and colors with the local plants.  The flowers and leaves are gorgeous with the new skill of printing.  You will see the pictures below.

 

Pile of sample prints I made

 

 I stayed in the farmhouse B&B.  The country style ambiance is marvellous.  The Irish wagon was where I made the sweet dreams every night.

  

   When I woke up views of the  window with one side of sun rise the other with cows, horses and ducks in the stream.

 

 

A few of the workshop participants also staying in the same farmhouse. We're so happy heading to the studio......

 

  

  Elizabeth was so nice to make us the French meals, other days Italian food from Italy participants. It's a good chance to mingle with persons of same passion. 

 Always anticipating outcome........the new technique is amazing.  I just love the dark background with all those little flowers.

 

I forgot the proper names of the plants but the one with purple/ blue prints is prune.

The delicate purple and yellow flowers among the bamboo leaves

Red dyed in madder

 

Each part of the fabric with detail prints

  

 Weeds are even so pretty.  This is the post of part of the works done in Holland.

Workshop of boots and bags making in Cyprus

My boots and bags making workshop in Cyprus completed perfectly. Can't believe the boots I could make with the soft wool from the very beginning to the end of a very firm and sturdy boots all from my hands. 

We used the wool batt with wet felt skills to make the boots.

The boots are with inner sole boxes to protect heels Then to glue and stitch the sole. Thus the pairs are very comfortable and durable.

We made in a spacious hotel, the final touch in a pleasant bar by the pool. We chatted, we laughed. All done, not only boots but bags to make it a unique set in four days.

I finished mine and was so eager to take it to the 5-min walk beach for shots in the early morning.

So proud I made a pair of boots and TWO bags! I just love the special way of making the bags and the textures all done in one piece with handle.

Other students' works are brilliant. They made the high boots, the bags with metal frame, chic and stylish.  See .....they're the high street boutique displays!

I'm very very delighted in the coming winter I can walk with my handmade boots.

At the moment I left my foot print in the Mediterranean Sea, the Limossol beach, Cyprus - the country I love......

Time to say goodbye to the wonderful ladies from Norway, South Africa, Luxembourg and myself from Hong Kong.  Without the brilliant teacher Natalya Brashovetska and organiser Dorie van Dijk I couldn't have made the beautiful boots and bags with such special technique.

Special thank you to Natalya - my host, my teacher and my friend now. I have a great holiday and learning from her.

Holiday in the Mediteranean is going on..........Taking off from Cyprus and arrived in Israel.

Warmly received in my mentor Irit Dulman's house. She's a gorgeous artist I learnt from her the Eco printing and nuno felt before. 

Irit's works are amazing. I'm honoured we'll spend some time again in her house, with the sweet cat Lucas who can play music by hitting his metal bowl. Don't know how to post the video here but on my Facebook friends can view.

Lovely Lucas likes to rest on his favour chair, the match prints of colour tone!