Friday, 14 October 2011
slow printing
I'm experimenting with the marks that can be achieved by laying items on to paper that have either been soaked in the remains of a dye bath, or rusty items that are laid onto wet paper (in this case wet with tea or with vinegar). It takes time, but as the moisture dries I am left with some exquisite marks that are a curious mixture of planning and randomness - something I feel underlies so much of my work.
This one isn't strictly printing, more dyeing, as the paper had been submerged in a dye bath with clamps to resist. I love the randomness of the rust marks next to the straight line created by the clamp.
Labels:
mark making,
natural dye,
paper,
printing,
rust,
samples,
slow,
slow printing
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Looks so gorgeous, what a great idea. Hmm, all kinds of ideas are popping into my head, thanks for that.
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Easy and awesome. Great work, Alice!
ReplyDeleteI really like the results on paper, especially with the rust. I think I'm going to have to put all the rusty "stuff" I have to work!
ReplyDeletebest, nadia
Thanks all!
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