This art cloth is large for me and I trimmed it with an edging from a cut up scarf. I used some studio finds such as metallic paper ( it was rolled up in a corner) and the black mottled cloth that had been a fragment of a printmaking rag ...beauty can be found anywhere! Mixing the color citrine and using it to dye or color different fabrics was a fun challenge.
This art making journey I'm on is of ancient lessons and stories, about entering gates, portals and thresholds ... places of wisdom and discovery. I'm finding the study very inspirational and full of imagery.This particular gate concerns mystery, the idea there are mysteries and some are unknowable ... the mystery is that there are mysteries.
Great subject and beautiful cloth!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much ... this art making with cloth has been an enriching experience for me.
DeleteI love the sprinkling of stars through the gate and the quirky shapes suggesting windows. I will have to look up flour paste resist - sounds like something I want to try.
ReplyDeleteAnnie, Yes, I like the stars through the gate too. Jane Dunnewold has created several guides to surface design on fabric ... have fun!
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ReplyDeleteELFI, Thank you so much ... composition was an uneasy road ... lots of time just sitting and looking!
DeleteSo complex and interesting. The layering is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteJeane, Thank you, this cloth business is so different from painting ... more like thinking in relief printmaking mode.
DeleteThis is so beautiful, I love the colors and the layering of things
ReplyDeleteand yes, the mystery of it
Suz, As always thank you for your good words and thank you for 'getting' the mystery focus!
DeleteOh, what a gorgeous gate to a mysterious place! the colors are really captivating; Mary Ann; I love the rich blue and citrine against the black. I can feel the story starting to unfold...
ReplyDeleteSharmon, Thank you and yes, yes to all that you say here ... I had the most fun tearing apart a scarf and turning it into trim.
DeleteI am just going to say ditto with Sharmons comment... I always seem to loose my words when I visit your place and see your gorgeous work!! Citrine just takes my breath away!
ReplyDeleteCaterina, Thank you, Citrine works for me too ... very stark against the navy ... for me it is the Phthalo green (blue shade) that is the base.
DeleteAncient stories... portals and gates.... What a wonderful springboard to a whole series! As always, I so enjoy reading the thought process behind the beautiful art you create Mary Ann.
ReplyDelete"a fragment of a printmaking rag" ..... I'm feeling inspired.
Robyn, Thank you, I'm feeling strong about this series which is important to see one through all the twists and turns. Oh, those rags and loose papers and cloths ... precious stuff.
DeleteLove this piece!
ReplyDeletePatrice ... you give me such a big smile ... thank you!
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