Jean saw a floor cloth she liked and we all decided to do some experimenting to see what designs/patterns/techniques we could cook up to make her a floor cloth for her studio. Marcella has been making and selling floor clothes for a long time so she was the go-to person for this project.
We started out painting after gessoing in solid soft background colors
Then we applied paint using a sponge and the "chrysanthemum" tool pictured below.
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We didn't like the three "strips" of background even though we tried to blend them so we started over on another piece of gessoed canvas. We just used a sponge and it came out better. We still have a future playdate sent up to "improve" on the piece below by building up layers. Photos soon....
This was a second attempt. Still not there yet!
The sponge is gorgeous!
I love sponge painting! Can't wait to see more of what you are doing... I'm sure you'll get it "just right" soon!
ReplyDeleteWe are starting phase 3 next week and we have to get an indigo dyeing day in too before snow flies.
DeleteIt reminds me of a carnival!!
ReplyDeleteI Think that was out first attempt.
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