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A TECHNIQUE DRIVEN Blog dedicated to mastery of surface design techniques. First we dye, overdye, paint, stitch, resist, tie, fold, silk screen, stamp, thermofax, batik, bejewel, stretch, shrink, sprinkle, Smooch, fuse, slice, dice, AND then we set it on fire using a variety of heat tools.

This blog is no longer active but all our content is still here and accessible.

A TECHNIQUE DRIVEN Blog dedicated to mastery of surface design techniques. First we dye, overdye, paint, stitch, resist, tie, fold, silk screen, stamp, thermofax, batik, bejewel, stretch, shrink, sprinkle, Smooch, fuse, slice, dice, AND then we set it on fire using a variety of heat tools.

Monday, March 16, 2015

Third IRO experiment. Still not as good as IRO

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Okay, still being influenced by the IRO video I tried another piece.  Still scraping the thickened dye on with a credit card, still using a ...
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Friday, March 13, 2015

Second IRO Inspired Experiment

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I made these two at the same time that I made the geometric piece so they share the same problems of the black lines smudging, smearing, a...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

First IRO Inspired Experiment

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Beth and I got together to try the drawing and painting with thickened dyes technique that she found on the IRO YouTube video.  Here is an i...
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Monday, March 9, 2015

IRO Design Silk Painting Process

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This video describes how Peg Russell and her company, Iro Design, create their one-of-a-kind handpainted clothing and accessories in the Sou...
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Friday, March 6, 2015

Another Line Added to the First Experiment

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I wanted to add another line to the daylily drawing but I knew I was really bad at using the syringe to draw lines.  So first I practiced dr...
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015

First Experiment Drawing with Thickened Dye

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Remember how the painted day lily looked in my last post? Here is how it looked after I drew on it with thickened orange-fushia dye. ...
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Monday, March 2, 2015

A Month of Painting and Drawing with Thickened Dye

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I was so inspired by the work of Ayn Hanna  when I saw her work, Bridges, at the Quilt=Art=Quilt show.  Check out the portfolio on her websi...
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