Workshops in Canada preparation 北美之行備課

 

Mogi, " I'm a mobile display with no pay, mum always treats me like that.  Can I say no?"

 

"It looks ok but a bit shades would be good."

"Alright, I'll do other bundles." 

 

Ok ok, let me do my way........Here comes a few samples....... 

 

Before and after look

 

I put some rose leaves and eucalyptus on silk to bundle boil.  With some iron mordant I got shades and outlines. 

 

Another piece of silk covered with cotton fabric, pretty mirror prints.  Silk got color while cotton got shades of purple to dark but clear.

 

Mogi, " hmmmmm, this looks good......"

I was invited to run workshops in Canada next month. 

A series of workshops will be held in Langley, BC during 25/11 - 30/11.  I will teach natural prints on silk scarf, 3D wool felt hollow vessel and clutch with 3D textural flap.  Below are samples I made for the workshops.

為準備11月底在加拿大的天然印染及一連串羊毛工作坊, 近日忙於製作課堂樣本, 現在一切就緒, 此北美之行, 寓旅遊於教學、會友及交流 , 深信又是一個不一樣的旅程 !

 

Natural prints on silk scarf, wool felt flower and bracelet

 

  

 3D hollow vessel

 

Wool felt clutch with 3D texture

Interested parties please email organiser Sharon.Gerhart@gmail.com 

I'm thrilled for my trip to North America, not only for the workshops I'll run, but also to learn from renowned artist Pamela A. MacGregor in Ohio for wool felt teapot.  Also to meet brilliant artists Dawn Edwards, Suzanne P Higgs, Ginny Huber......... I'm already in full swing.

Rich imprints with leaves of rose, eucalyptus, mandarin and other unknown.

Have a good day until next

Wearable art from thousands miles 千哩以外之情誼

I've a creative weekend. The nuno felt wearable art piece I made with the beautiful prints from...... 

一位阿根廷 facebook 友人知道我愛植物印染, 千哩以外寄給我一些楓葉及桉樹葉, 急不及待的我立刻做了印染及nuno felt披肩, 姑且說是披肩, 其實又可穿上身上或圍在肩上, 多款式的配搭.

Last Sat I received a package from Argentina. The package from my FB friend Delia D.  Delia knew I love eco print and was so nice to send me over thousands miles the pretty windfalls of Acer buergerianum, aceraceae....  Though some experts advocate regionalism.  It's no harm to use windfalls from other regions to do prints. 

I couldn't wait to do experiments with them on silk fabric.  Prints of leaves are all brown with pretty shapes. 

To have a little bit shades, I used my way of iron mordant to make another piece I added eucalyptus and rose leaves. 

A little red, green and brown on this scarf. 

Face lift of eucalyptus, acer and rose leaves.  Euc with buds were impressive.

Green rose leaves, red hearts of euc cinerea and aceraceous. 

I made a wearable piece with the printed fabric. I do not know what to call this "wearable". A poncho? a scarf? a wrap? a shawl?  This is a simple nuno felt one-piece with slip-in sleeves. Can be wore in many easy ways, up or down and reversible. 

Double folded scarf 

Slip in sleeves.... insert and wrap....

The all season wearable, for breeze summer or windy winter.   If anyone could tell me what sort of wearable is this called would be good.

Make it a bag 植物印染布袋

Mogi, "Mum made a tote bag with her eco printed fabric."

"She laid out assorted euc leaves and rose leaves.

What?   Make a face? "

I put the leaves on a 100% silk fabric. Euc leaves for ears, eyes, stalk peels of rose for the head outlines.  Two-fold wrapped and boiled in water with a little vinegar for an hour.  Unbundled and sewed a tote bag. 

Mogi, "Mum, it doesn't look like me. Christine S. said it looks like a panda rather than a cat !"

It doesn't matter, just for fun to have a pattern bag.  I made the bag with lining (scraps of curtain samples) and straps (cotton dyed in my Portugal workshop last).

A finished look of two-side bag

A bag for carrying books, for grocery ..... anything as l like.

Another smaller bag also made with eco prints for my friend "IL".  I gave her two years ago a bag with painting.  I know it's washed out.  Just wanted to give her a new one. 

With the lining and inner pocket written - "I'm Original - tk"

Straps are waist strap from used coat

The fabric and leaves are soaked in alum. So prints are a bit yellowish. 

Wish "IL" loves this bag

We're into summer.  Mogi, it's so hot for holding you around but you do inspire me creation!

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Incidental outcome 錯有錯著的效果

"Blue, blue, mum never blue.....  how come mum made it blue", Mogi curious.

何以天然印染的白色羊毛衣有藍染 ?

A wool top of prints of eucalytus leaves with blue background.  How come?

Digged my wardrobe to do eco print experiments, I found this wool top with a blue stripe.

Placed the rose leave, eucalyptus leaves and twigs. rolled up and tied a bundle.  Boiled for an hour.  Oh my God....... it's breeding.... "blue blood".

The blue tie stripe was breeding and made the whole bundle blue.  Fortunately the leaves marks are still clear.

Thought it's the chemical dye of blue that made the eucalyptus leaves from red to dark. Oak leaf is same usual dark.

Twigs outlines are clear and bold.

Rose leaf is clear.

Tie marks on shoulder.

Mogi, "haha.... mum, you can't claim this is eco dye...."

Mogi, "no eye see it, mum should mind any color other than white when doing prints."

The accidental outcome is not too bad but it's not my idea of eco print.  Anyway, a lesson to learn.

這是錯有錯著的效果, 但我不能說是天然印染, 下次我要特別留意不可混有其他顏色做印染.

Wool top on 2 generations 活化了的羊毛衣

Again playing around eco print.  My white wool top is a bit with fuzz on sleeves.  Just wanted to make a change with eucalyptus.

 一件舊羊毛衣穿在兩代人的身上.....

Placed different sorts of eucalyptus leaves over the wool top for accordion fold. Bundled and steamed for an hour. 

Subtle and organic new look of the wool top. 

 String marks on shoulder

Some euc leaves with iron water mordanted, some not....   

 different shades of leaves

 I love it and Mogi loves it too...

Seems this goes well with my young daughter..

在年輕女兒身上活化了.....
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