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| Portland handspun, dyed with apple bark |
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| from left to right... Apple dye twice dipped with indigo, elderberry dye once dipped with indigo. apple dye once dipped with indigo |
Yesterday was spent with Annabel Wilson from Townhill Studio learning a bit about shibori and indigo dyeing. I say a bit because I'm pretty sure there is much much more to learn and understand. It's magical! I'm already thinking of ways I can use Shibori in my textile work. I have the urge to make some huge canvases. I haven't got any huge walls to put them on though. I live in a small cottage with not one straight wall (some of them are even curved...)
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in other news - I've changed the name of my other blog, I'm finding it hard to describe myself as an artist, am I a ceramicist who works in textiles? A textile artist who pots? A visual artist? An applied artist? Any suggestions?
For the moment - until I get any bright ideas my other blog will be emmariley-visual artist...
Everything is so gorgeous! I just finished a workshop on Lichen dying....very cool stuff. Thanks for the hat sweet lady! It means A LOT!!!
ReplyDeleteoooh Lichen dyeing - that sounds wonderful - post some pics! x
ReplyDeleteLOVE this stitched shibori piece ... my resist dyeing always seems to be on small pieces of cloth but I imagine working really large would be very rewarding. Looking forward to seeing what you do next with dyes :)
ReplyDeleteOh, these colours are just dreamy! They are soft but have so much depth at the same time. And that shibori - I've never come across that but it's very beautiful indeed. x
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