I found this design of a border of palm trees and flowers online at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. The palm motif was very popular all the way back to the ancients and I will be using it on each of the three cloths I'm putting together but with different colors and all. The printing process is called 'water soluable glue and textile paint'. Simply put it is silk screen over a hand drawn dried glue design. I created this freehand using a squeeze bottle of glue in order to maintain the raw image. I used a green textile paint for the print and then added raw umber by a roller on the fabric. I've added embroidery and used a 'daisy chain' stitch for the flowers. I'm still getting excited about learning new stitches and adapting them to my images. This is just the beginning border to the altar cloth so I have plenty to do and I admit Holidays and BBQ's are keeping me away from the work table. Friday is marked as an all day studio day...Wooope!
Seems a perfectly engaging project. Lovely palm tree boarder. Happy Friday studio day to you Mary Ann!
ReplyDeleteOh Leslie, Thank you, sometimes these studio days pass me by but I'm full of plans this time!
DeleteQuite lovely, have a great Friday.
ReplyDeleteMaggie, Thank you...I'm a lover of the palm tree so this border really appealed to me!
DeleteHi Mary Ann. I'm always captivated by stitching, maybe because I find it so demanding and usually lose patience when the eye strain kicks in. I love your flowers and sprays of foliage. Here's to having a great day on Friday!
ReplyDeleteAnnie, You are so right about the demands of stitching...sometimes I get that eye shaking thing and or the fingers knot up but then with a little rest I'm back at it again!
DeleteI hadn't thought of applying raw umber with a roller. It gives the cloth a lovely antique look doesn't it?! An all day studio day .... aahhhh .... sighing with contentment at the thought.
ReplyDeleteRobyn, I love the idea of the artifact and a little raw umber makes me feel I've found that missing fragment?! Actually I would love to be in a museum back room putting pottery shards together!
Deleteenjoy your studio day, and this border is simply stunning...
ReplyDeleteCaterina, It is amazing what beautiful designs I have found online looking in museum galleries...beauty has been around a long time!!!
Deleteas always, completely drawn in and fascinated by your process xo
ReplyDeleteIt's so interesting how we all find our way in this art making...I'm so glad you stopped by!
Deleteyou are always so inventive and ready to try new processes. i have actually used glue in several ways on wallhangings to mark patterns and on collographs. I paint over the glue shapes with acrylics. The palm design is so light and lovely and your added embroidery give it all an old-fashioned feel.
ReplyDeleteI too have used the glue on collographs and this time using the silk screen. On this piece I've combined several processes and that has been fun working them together and staying true to my story. There was a huge palm tree directly across the street from my childhood home so I grew up with loving the shape and sounds of the palm!
DeleteBeautiful mixture of techniques and tones. The stitchery is a real delight--strong, yet delicate. Will look forward to seeing the evolution of your explorations as they unfold.
ReplyDeletelynne, Thank you...I've been steady at the work table and sewing machine and think I've reached that place where 'nothing' more is being whispered in my head.
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