Stamped pouch

Stamped slender pouch on bleached fabric with this method. I used Permaset super cover white ink. Size is 9.25"w x 6"h, with a leather pull stitched by hand with waxed cotton thread.

Stamping

Stamping paper and fabric with foam and ink. Here is what you need: foam (Blick) ; plexiglass (Blick) ; any shape puncher, just make sure that the foam fits inside the puncher (paper source), or cut any shape by hand ; glue (Blick) ; brayer (Blick), fabric or paper ink (Blick).
Start by measuring the cut circles and make a template. Cut double the amount you need with your puncher. Glue 2 circles together (1 and 2) and let it dry. Place the plexiglass on top of your pattern (3) and glue the doubled circles in place. Let it dry. Add ink to the circles with a brayer (4) and stamp some paper and fabric. Enjoy.
The top photo is my stamped paper. I like the hand made look so much that I'll make a silk screen out of that. I also stamped some fabric for a new project, I hope to post it soon.

Color moves

New book: Color Moves: Art & Fashion by Sonia Delaunay. Sonia Delaunay was a Jewish-French artist who, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others, cofounded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colors and geometric shapes. Her work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964, and in 1975 was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor. Her work in modern design included the concepts of geometric abstraction, the integration of furniture, fabrics, wall coverings, and clothing.

Dried #2

A pattern I created from dried eucalyptus leaves. I used Photoshop, Illustrator and hand drawing to mimic nature.

Dried #1

I dried some eucalyptus leaves some time ago. I think they will make a nice pattern on pillows and containers. To be continued.

LACMA

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, it's a great place to spend a few hours when you visit LA. On Saturdays the food trucks are waiting to feed you lunch. Enjoy.

Lesson#4

This is the assignment for my next silk printing class. The idea was to create two images, one of graphics/photo, and the other of text. The top black and white image is of my design, and the bottom is what I hope to get when I'll print transparent ink of the text on top of the graphics.