I called in Homebase the other day and had them cut some mdf into 18" x 24", I got 4 for £11. Two layers of polyester felt stapled over and I have 4 new print boards. Bargain!
I had some perspex blocks in a drawer. I glued little wooden door knobs on the back (no more nails glue) and they are now really easy to use.
The first piece has a base cover of lemon yellow. I added turquoise to the leftover paste and used it to print using one of my perspex blocks. It is batching now, because I have no idea what to do next.
The next started with lemon yellow. I added turquoise and indigo blue to my paste and printed using a square block. The circles were made using a jar lid, same dye paste but with extra indigo added.
I used a credit card to get the print paste onto the fabric on this one. First I scraped on lemon yellow (I mixed up a big batch this morning, gotta use it up).
I added a little golden yellow and indigo dye and used the edge of the card to print the block shapes. Then scraped a tiny bit of scarlet in places. I kept adding layers until it started to go muddy. I used bottle tops in various sizes to stamp the circles.
Friends know that I hate green and rarely use it, but a lover of everything green has been heavily influencing me lately. I know that I will be adding orange or red to the first two prints at some point though.
I love the green you have printed. I have so mdf boards as well and they are fab
ReplyDeleteI am definitely going to make some print boards, once I've made some space in my studio. I'm not into green either although I usually end up making green when I dye.
ReplyDeleteI am not big on green either, but it has a way of sneaking in,that does look raaather gorgeous, perhaps we need a play day?
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