Having let the first ink drippings dried, stage 2:
And a swish of water, then a bit more for good measure
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unlikely treasure
..buried in the paper recycling box (I was scuffling about for envelopes and scraps to dye) – when I found this:
No. Haven’t uploaded the wrong photo.
It is the manual to my faithful old printer. (11 years old, some bits have fallen off, but still working, I digress.)
The treasure is in the 7/8 of the pages which are printed in languages foreign to me, almost entirely text-based, on nice absorbant paper.
I love using printed paper especially when the forms of the words aren’t distracted by their meaning.
All it wants is some color…Beginning in drips
Water and ink, drippier and drippier
Then the bit where my inner-kid gets all excitable
Gasp!
Ta-da!
A good swish of dylusions yellow to soften the purples, then on to the next page while this dries!
I’ll post more as they dry and develop 🙂
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paper dying – new techniques!
I really thought that stash of dyed papers would last a long time, but supplies are getting low, so last night I began another batch, and in so doing I’ve streamlined the process a bit.
It’s the same ‘lasagna‘ of paper and ink/dye, but instead of leaving it to marinade for ages, once it had a good soaking (1-2 hrs I guess) I spread the bits out on some more ‘scrap paper’. I used a super-cheap watercolor pad – v low quality and rubbish for painting on – but nice and absorbant, so just the job for this! Given a good squash (I stood on it, then danced about a bit) the colors soak through to the watercolor pad the bonus of more dyed paper than I’d bargained for + far quicker drying time. Result!
They’re drying right now – will show you the pics tomorrow. Meanwhile I’m planning another batch in different colors. I’m torn between blues, greens and purples next… What d’you reckon, folks? 🙂
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bring me sunshine!
Beginning in my usual fashion: enthusiastic tearing and shredding of the scraps from which latest textile project will be made!
Early days, but it’s taking shape
Not sure yet if it’s going lampshade or window hanging/blind kinda thing, but what I do know is it needs to be backlit!
Y’see? Get those yellows glowing!!
More soon! 🙂
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confessions of a color junkie
Can’t help myself, every day gotta get a fix of colors. Colors in combinations that don’t always sit comfortably. Colors in big splashy forms. Speckles n freckles you only see close up….
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happy accidents in colors
I’ve been dying threads and fabrics for a project I’ll show you soon, and in turn I’ve had some happy accidents I think you might like.
Here are the dyings…
Having given them a good long soak in procion dye I left them to dry out, and naturally didn’t want any off the delicious color juice go to waste. So back to the fruits of the paper dying project
The cord made especially interesting tigery patterns
Sometimes the pigments react, separate, and make wonderful patterns
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