Jean's floor cloth

 

I think I've mentioned Jean and I have been learning how to make floor cloths from Marcella who has been making amazing ones for year. So far we "practiced" on a 18 X 36 piece, painting samples on both sides. We also did a design on a maybe 5 ft by 24" as well.

 It's getting late in the "pandemic" year and we probably won't see each other for a while now so Marcella came over and she showed us how to complete the floor cloth  "hem". Jean took this and the unfinished one home to finish and will do the triple coats of poly as well.

The green side below is the finished piece.

Cool technique from the Kemshalls

 

I took this great workshop from Linda Kemshall. This is the second time she has demonstrated this amazing technique. This time I tried it. Instead of painting images, I used my own handmade stamps.These are my results.

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

I did this on my own. I tinted the white on the paper with watercolors

If you are intrigued, click on the link and follow Linda's instructions. The workshop is only $1.97

Jean made Marcella and I fabulous leaves

 

When Jean comes to play she usually brings a snack for us to share and some surprise. This week she brought yummy not too sweet muffins and these fabulous batik leaves. They are very hard; you could drive nails with them. Marcella's was the blues and greens and mine was the pinks and oranges. I LOVE my leaf.

Ink marks on tissue paper

 

A blog follower alerted me to a publication from the Tate about Marks. Some of these marks were made on a person's body. They are very aboriginal.

On our last Indigo dyeing session of 2020, Marcella gave me two tiny kids aprons which I dyed.

I was intending to make brush rolls out of them but realized I'd probably never use brush rolls.

I cut the bottoms off and used them to make pockets for the apron I use all the time as well as the new indigo dyed apron. I may give this away in a Give-Away.

 

  

Cloth book

 

I had so much marked cloth from my experiments that I made a book with Japanese stab binding. Remember these pieces from the vessel?

Paper and cloth scroll book

I used "Apache" ink from Noodlers to make this background color. Then I attached pieces of paper I made in black ink when I initially tried all my homemade tools

I really love this tiny scroll

 

Marks fabrics

Using ink, I made marks on all kinds of fabric including silks and cottons with my mark making tools

Laying out fabric to make a vessel

Threads

I used some kakishibu fabric for a top edging

More fabric for a bottom sandwiched and top stitched

I stitched on rocks that had holes on them to stitch through

In my living room

 

The Sketchbook Challenge

 

Check this out. I've already signed up for it on DMTV

Sketchbook Challenge

• Work along with Laura to fill your sketchbook
• Eight practical video workshops
• Inspirational ideas
• Technique demonstrations
• Choose your own theme
• Use art materials that you already have

Newspaper book

This was made similarly to the rice paper book but because it is newspaper it crinkles when you turn the pages. It's not just a feast for the eyes but the ears as well.

Before making the coptic binding