I took a class with Hollis Chatelaine a few years ago and did this picture of my daughter and our dog. I like it, but I never finished it because I wanted to make it bigger and never could decide how best to do that.
Hollis had me mix the dye for my daughter's skin darker than I would have, assuring me that "it will come out much lighter than you think." She was right about that. But I hadn't really worked with portraits and/or pre-mixed dyes much. I'm not crazy about DD's eyes, but Hollis assured me that a lot can be "fixed in the quilting."
Lately, I have been working on a series of quilts for a show this winter with Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists. This was painted with thickened dyes on cotton. I just finished the quilting. I used a bit of foil over MistyFuse to make the beetle shiny.
And this is the fourth piece in the hibiscus series. I mentioned it here earlier -- here is a link to the process: http://cre8tivekick.blogspot.com/2012/08/tell-all-scoop-on-resistdye-painting.html
I used a flour resist and painted the thickened dye over it. Again, I used the foil thing for the beetle.
ReplyDeleteKaren,
Nice! Now I'm inspired to think about how I want to quilt my Nasturtiums... I can see where the stitching helps to add the details... thanks for sharing!
Judy
Thanks, Judy -- the stitching really makes a difference. And it's fun to do...
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see what you do with the quilting on the portrait, Karen. It's got lots of personality, and I can see where threadwork would certainly make it come alive. Painting faces is a challenge, and this one is wonderful. Keep going!
ReplyDeleteThis dye painting is really taking on a life of it's own. Such wonderful work too...
ReplyDeleteWell done, love the deep colouruse of your flowers!
ReplyDeleteIs that a Bernese or a Swissy? I have been in Swissys for, oh, since 1989. 23 (had to get the calculator for that one)
ReplyDeleteLove the technique.
glen