Refurbished vintage chair 翻修舊椅子

Come in, have some tea please .....

A chair almost in the waste disposal but I turned it into sort of vintage chair in my sanctuary.

 The day I passed by the waste bin near my urban block, I saw this used small chair but the wood is heavy and sturdy.  Only a tiny crack and paint off.  It is such a waste let it go disposed.

Clicked my mind to take it home and do something to keep it mine.

 I washed the chair and took out a fabric I printed in Vancouver with euc and maples.
With Paverpol technique learnt from Sharon G.,  I dipped the fabric into the Paverpol fabric hardener then covered the chair surface and the back.  This way is kind of decoupage I used Paverpol instead of Mod Poge.

 Made it flat and smooth just in a few minutes.  Let dry.  That's it.  A piece of "vintage" furniture with natural prints. 

 Sounds Mogi approves it !

 Another piece of furniture for my use.  Be it a stand for plants.....

 A stand for light tea .......

 A chair for corner reading or a chair to show my works 

 

Now this little chair is in my suburb studio by my side

 A look of the "Before and After"

 The normal size chair and the refurbished one

 

 

I like to do up cycling whenever possible. The ladder (last post)  and the rack (last post) were also refurbished and now proudly stand in my place.

Make something durable, longer usage, make the earth healthy.......... 

 

These days I'm not in good form and staying in my studio, a few miles away from home,  for a few days isolation as I do not want to spread flu virus.

 My sanctuary has lots of my own made stuff from ceramics, paintings to wool felt.....  I really enjoy the tiny studio of my own.

 Just a few minutes walk is the sea. These days the skies particularly blue with clouds.

 

Mogi, do you miss me?

Mixed media figurine 多媒體創作

Can't stopping making Paverpol. This time I made the skeleton with Paverpol but dressed up with nuno felt gown to make the soft fabric texture.

It's easy to put on nuno felt and shape it fit on the body

Before I played with Paverpol I used to make with ceramic or paper clay for the body like these other two.

Sharon G. taught me this wonderful textile craft, I then created my way to do my nuno felt gown. This fabric is natural printed with leaves.  I first soaked the silk fabric in alum water and assorted eucalyptus leaves in alum water overnight so color is a bit yellow. 

All done and ready for a cat walk....

My elegant beauty of mixed media

Now I can make the models of my nuno felt with Paverpol that allows me to make bigger and taller.

Logwood dye to Paverpol craft 布藝人型

 

Paverpol - craft making with textile - I've not  made nor even heard before.   When I was in Canada early this month for the natural print workshop, my host Sharon G was so kind to teach me to make the statue.  Yesterday I made this "Purple Fair Lady" with the logwood dyed fabric. 

Paverpol 一樣很特別的手工藝物料, 在香港我沒有接觸過也找不到材料的製作, 月前在加拿大Sharon 教我做了下列兩個公仔擺設, 回港後我自行製作了這款我稱之為  Purple Fair Lady, 因為是用紫色的布料, 那絲質料是在加拿大以 logwood 染色的, 

這次回來我買了 Paverpol 及 logwood染料, 這些獨特以布料浸上 Paverpol定型的公仔會是我日後做 nuno felt 華麗裙子的 model

 

I made these two statues while I was in Canada Sharon's studio

Back home I made this "Purple Fair Lady"

Paverpol is sort of craft we cut strips from cotton T-shirt (used is fine) and soak the strips in the hardener (Paverpol) then wrap around the body, frame made with wire.  The body then covered with fabrics.  Since I may not find  Paverpol supplies in Hong Kong,  I bought two cans from Sharon.
The day before I departed Canada I also bought the logwood dye and alum.  All together with cans of Paverpol I put in my baggage.  When I claimed luggage on arrival I found my suitcase was forced opened.   I found inside the baggage the "Notice of Baggage Inspection".  Looks if some suspected drugs inside!  Fortunately all in good status. 

 Sara Felts and Ginny H. gave me some silk fabrics in Canada.  I printed with some leaves and dyed in logwood pot there.  I made the "Purple Fair Lady"  with the purple silk.

 

Here's how I made it.

Made the frame with wire, soaked cotton strips in black Paverpol,  mummy wrapped with cotton strips, sat it on the bottle tip, soaked the bigger pieces of fabric with logwood dye, wrapped over the body.  After dried became the firm statue. 

He, that naught thing was so curious!

Statues of elegant and bronze looks.  I like to play with textile.  This way I can make some more elegant figurines with the body then put on my nuno felt dress.  I'll explore the sort of craft.

I'll also do some experiments with logwood dye to make purple color.

Thank you so much for Sharon to introduce me such beautiful craft.  Thank Sara Felts and Ginny H. for the silk fabrics that I dyed/ printed  with pretty leaves in Canada.  Those will be "ingredients" for my next project.