Eco printing
Stitching at virtual conference
SAQA 2020 MOSaiQA Virtual Conference I had the perfect opportunity to work on my series in that last three days whilst participating in SAQA’s virtual conference. What an experience! Read my earlier post http://SAQA 2020 MoSAiQA Conference (Toronto) Nature’s Palette Series I am continuing on my current series Nature’s Palette. My current work focuses on materiality. …
Read MoreEco printing samples of Eucalyptus polyanthemos leaves
Experimenting with eco printing different eucalyptus leaves is really fun!!!!!!! On Tuesday at the garden club little stems of Eucalyptus polyanthemos were used in a display. The differences between juvenile and mature leaves was very noticable especially as the mature leaves were more silvery. I couldn’t help myself and made the comment about whether they…
Read MoreDyeing with Plants
Dyeing with plants is an ancient craft. Extracting pigment from plants and soil is my way of saving colours, of finding hidden colours, of catching nature’s range of colours and arranging it on fabric and yarn. Some colours stand up to washing whilst others fade quickly or disappear totally over time. When dyeing with plants I try to…
Read MoreMy Art Process
I decided to document my current art process as so many have asked me to describe it. Maybe you have heard of the Slow Movement or Slow living. In the textile world it refers to going back to handstitching, to doing things without rushing. I belong to the Slow Movement as the art processes used…
Read MoreDyeing bundles unwrapped
After a busy day I finally got to my sample bundles from my dyeing -eco printing session several days ago. I had collected sixteen samples from the vicinity where I live to see how effective the plant material was for eco printing. Some plant material is more effective in the dye bath than in eco…
Read MoreStarting a new blog
I am excited at starting a new blog that will focus on my fibre art and how more exciting that it is coinciding with the launch of SAQA Oceania blog hop. Today I have put together two identical sample groups of native plants to test dye. I decided to be very disciplined (unusual for me)…
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