Silk Screening Workshop

The workshop in pictures

Getting ready for my first workshop

Nothing quite a good as a blank silk screen awaiting work.

Silk Screened Infinity Scarves

I really feel like I am the creator of these scarves because I built the screens from wood and screen, created the designs on the screens, mixed up the dye, cut the blank rayon infinity scarves open, silk screened the, washed them, ironed them and sewed them back into circles. It took me an entire day to screen four scarves so it is very labor intensive. They are scrumptious even if I say so myself and are a delight to wear (like whipped cream) and versatile, (just turn the scarf for a color to match.

They are available at the Grasshopper Shop in Searsport if you are local to mid-coast Maine or on my website HERE 

They are 20" X 70" and they are rayon, soft and drapey

A bed quilt

Quite a few years ago I made my partner, Brian, a yellow Quilt-as-you-go for his bed. I can't find any pictures except this one of Niamh on the bed. This is one of the reasons it needs replacing (smile).

I actually bought a kit for make a quilt but I hate traditional quilt making so much I decided to just make some half square triangle, build up a center and add something for borders to fit a double bed. The kit was a great buy just for the fabric (I think I got it half price) but I didn't like all of the colors so I just used the ones I liked. They are all solids. I cut 9" squares and got 32 half square triangles out of each fat quarter. 

I am muddling my way through this project which is beyond boring. Here are progress pictures so far.

Cards

This all started because I wanted a handmade card for my friend's birthday

Background color - oil pastel with watercolors over it.

A new crow stamp carved a few weeks ago

First print

A selection. Hope she likes the card. Now which to send??

New Stuff

A big paper order from Blick

Yummy

Collages in my sketchbook

A collaged rock

Leaf prints.

 I am actually not a natural dye or leaf print person but I was so intrigued by doing this on paper that I had to give it a go.

I outdoor set up for boiling.

Daffodils

two dandelions, cransbill geraniums leaves and wild carrot

Pulmonaria

Clipped crocus blossoms and some ? leaves. I like the blue stems.

This is an immature fern with fronds just opening and a cransbill leaf.

Dandelion leaves

Comfrey leaves

Check out Linda Kemshall's two books that she sketched and painted into