one of the side benefits of living at a teaching space is having playtime after hours. and Crockett Cottage Studio at Mansfield is a particularly pleasant place to play at
if the string is handrolled silk it becomes permanently dyed if it's cotton or hemp it's often loaded with colour which then prints onto the next bundle...
Ach, das ist so wunderbar, jetzt möchte ich wirklich auch einmal ein Stück Stoff so "bemalen". Dein Buch habe ich x-mal durchgeblättert und nun meine Frage: Was kann ich falsch machen? Eukalyptus habe ich hier keinen, aber letzte andere Blätter könnte ich noch vor dem Winter auf Stoff bannen. Soll ich die Seide vorbeizen mit Essig? Leinen mit Alaun? Herzliche Grüsse
Lovely pieces! I have just ordered your book after debating with Arlee Barr whether bougainvillea would produce anything. Have you tried it? It is very spooky, Mansfield keeps cropping up in things I read and this has been going on for 2 years, maybe a message in there? Especially after looking at your "play".
Robyn A, you might want to think twice about buying the book - according to Arlee it is vague and unhelpful! [didn't think so myself but then again my opinion could be said to be slightly biased]
but yes, Bouganvillea ecoprints in NZ a couple of years ago were fabulous [but don't heat them as long as eucalyptus]
yes Mansfield is a truly magical place...more pix to follow in other posts
and in case anyone else wants to know the answer to KB Design's question [which i emailed to her directly] here was the answer provided
"am besten wirken diese prozesse auf seide oder wolle wenn aber baumwolle/leinen/hanf benutzt wird, dan mit soya milch oder alaun oder "aschen-wasser" vorbeizen. den stoff mitt blaetter usw ziemlich fest rollen, zu schnueren und dan daempfen oder in wasser kochen [etwa 30 minuten]"
What continues to fascinate is the incredible variety of windfall that I have discovered through spring, summer, and fall here in southeastern Tennessee. I started eco dyeing in March India, when I received your wonderful book as a gift. Each season has brought it's own color display and markings. Now as the nights turn frosty, it will be fascinating to me to see what develops with foraging in the fields in winter...more than likely, it will be a time to do a little stitching together of the accumulated dyed cloths so in that sense, the adventure continues.
well i for one think that your book Eco Colour and all the years of research that has gone into it has opened up a whole whorl'd of colour and imagination for all of us, and there is plenty of room left for us to continue with our own experiments such as with bougainvillea. wonderful colours and designs with this post. k.
I agree with Kaite. I just blogged about my eco dye experiment mentioning your book of course. In the last photo on this post. Are you sure you didn't wrapped a hedgehog by mistake! Just kidding! Hugs Nat
thanks Possums! hedgehog wriggled a bit but was subdued eventually actually is a biggish felt piece, too big for the intended dyepot [was an example to show students] but was eventually squished in with the help of the large foot attached to the end of my leg ie i stood on it. just as well it wasn't really a hedgehog at all
[and in the spirit of "render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's"] we were dyeing little bundles of thread in the manner developed by a certain 'r' [and yes, i explained who thought of it] and then Sammiam [click on her comment to visit her pages] came up with the idea of bundling leaves and paper together and then keeping the whole intact as a wee precious object the funny thing is they look a lot like the little bundle in the John Davis exhibition, pictured here
Santa knows I want your book. As an artist book maker, I can think of all kinds of projects to combine stings and papers and cloth in earthy complementing colors. Yes, I can!
Oops, seems like I pressed a button there, sorry! At least you got e very good response from Arlee. I live in Newcastle (Australia) and I have the most gorgeous scarlet bougainvillea which I felt must surely produce something. So I am looking forward to the arrival of said seminal work so I can have a go. Thanks, India, you have inspired thousands and I have only heard good things albeit spoken in hushed and reverent tones. Watch out girl or you will find you have become the Guru (no, you already are that), maybe a high priestess of some sort which will definitely require an elven headress!
I love the depth and contrast of these pieces, gorgeous. Also i'd been meaning to ask you a little question.. I once got an amazing olive green on wool from spanish onions, since then i have never been able to repeat it. Now i just get rusty colours, except for what is inside the bundle(which is red). It was in a an aluminium pot i found at the tip, it was the first time i used it. I used just water and heat...
Hmmn do you think maybe it's possible it was from the water? I used town water and at the time and we were smack in the middle of the drought and the river was dragging from the very bottom of the dam, really silty. It was too yuck to drink even at that point....
thanks Pam and yes Jemima, that could well be possible had a similar experience in Adelaide 2005 when the reservoirs were low [and i think copper sulphate levels were more concentrated than usual] got green from Euc. sideroxylon. strange
mmmm. That looks wonderful. I need to get back to doing some more dying.
ReplyDeletedelish...
ReplyDeleteWonderful playing - wish I was there.
ReplyDeletemaybe next time Pamela...am plotting to be there in April 2012 to enjoy the autumn leaf fall...
ReplyDeleteDo the strings you tie the bundles with become colored also?
ReplyDeleteif the string is handrolled silk it becomes permanently dyed
ReplyDeleteif it's cotton or hemp it's often loaded with colour
which then prints onto the next bundle...
Ach, das ist so wunderbar, jetzt möchte ich wirklich auch einmal ein Stück Stoff so "bemalen". Dein Buch habe ich x-mal durchgeblättert und nun meine Frage: Was kann ich falsch machen? Eukalyptus habe ich hier keinen, aber letzte andere Blätter könnte ich noch vor dem Winter auf Stoff bannen. Soll ich die Seide vorbeizen mit Essig? Leinen mit Alaun?
ReplyDeleteHerzliche Grüsse
Brigitte
oh they are gorgeous results... very inspirational..
ReplyDeleteLovely toys.............
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Lovely pieces! I have just ordered your book after debating with Arlee Barr whether bougainvillea would produce anything. Have you tried it? It is very spooky, Mansfield keeps cropping up in things I read and this has been going on for 2 years, maybe a message in there? Especially after looking at your "play".
ReplyDeleteRobyn A, you might want to think twice about buying the book - according to Arlee it is vague and unhelpful! [didn't think so myself but then again my opinion could be said to be slightly biased]
ReplyDeletebut yes, Bouganvillea ecoprints in NZ a couple of years ago were fabulous [but don't heat them as long as eucalyptus]
yes
Mansfield is a truly magical place...more pix to follow in other posts
and in case anyone else wants to know the answer to KB Design's question [which i emailed to her directly] here was the answer provided
"am besten wirken diese prozesse auf seide oder wolle
wenn aber baumwolle/leinen/hanf benutzt wird, dan mit soya milch oder alaun oder "aschen-wasser" vorbeizen.
den stoff mitt blaetter usw ziemlich fest rollen, zu schnueren und dan daempfen oder in wasser kochen [etwa 30 minuten]"
What continues to fascinate is the incredible variety of windfall that I have discovered through spring, summer, and fall here in southeastern Tennessee. I started eco dyeing in March India, when I received your wonderful book as a gift. Each season has brought it's own color display and markings. Now as the nights turn frosty, it will be fascinating to me to see what develops with foraging in the fields in winter...more than likely, it will be a time to do a little stitching together of the accumulated dyed cloths so in that sense, the adventure continues.
ReplyDeletewell i for one think that your book Eco Colour and all the years of research that has gone into it has opened up a whole whorl'd of colour and imagination for all of us, and there is plenty of room left for us to continue with our own experiments such as with bougainvillea.
ReplyDeletewonderful colours and designs with this post. k.
I agree with Kaite. I just blogged about my eco dye experiment mentioning your book of course. In the last photo on this post. Are you sure you didn't wrapped a hedgehog by mistake! Just kidding! Hugs Nat
ReplyDeletethanks Possums! hedgehog wriggled a bit but was subdued eventually
ReplyDeleteactually is a biggish felt piece, too big for the intended dyepot [was an example to show students]
but
was eventually squished in with the help of the large foot
attached to the end of my leg
ie
i stood on it.
just as well it wasn't really a hedgehog at all
india, just to reiterate, groundbreaking work is often resented. eco colour is a seminal work. end of rant.
ReplyDeletethis work is super. just super.
glad you're back.
stunning marks indiana
ReplyDelete5th photo down
left hand side
boxes of string marks on one cloth?
just beautiful..
in response to
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[and in the spirit of "render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's"]
we were dyeing little bundles of thread in the manner developed by a certain 'r' [and yes, i explained who thought of it]
and then
Sammiam [click on her comment to visit her pages] came up with the idea of bundling leaves and paper together
and then keeping the whole intact as a wee precious object
the funny thing is
they look a lot like the little bundle in the John Davis exhibition, pictured here
http://soewnearth.blogspot.com/2010/11/its-over.html
Santa knows I want your book. As an artist book maker, I can think of all kinds of projects to combine stings and papers and cloth in earthy complementing colors. Yes, I can!
ReplyDeleteOops, seems like I pressed a button there, sorry! At least you got e very good response from Arlee. I live in Newcastle (Australia) and I have the most gorgeous scarlet bougainvillea which I felt must surely produce something. So I am looking forward to the arrival of said seminal work so I can have a go. Thanks, India, you have inspired thousands and I have only heard good things albeit spoken in hushed and reverent tones. Watch out girl or you will find you have become the Guru (no, you already are that), maybe a high priestess of some sort which will definitely require an elven headress!
ReplyDeletethem things are very lovely...
ReplyDeletehad a really intelligent comment but it fell out...
oh well, said pooh.
must be 11 o'clockish...
careful now, i might get a swelled head.
ReplyDeletebut you're very kind
thanks.
Hehhhhh, welcome back, good to see you & your stuff here again.
ReplyDeleteAnd about that book *critique*....bunch o'balderdash if you ask me. Just sayin'.
very cool...the bundles bring out some primal feelings in me...love the markmaking and amazing technique....
ReplyDeleteI love the depth and contrast of these pieces, gorgeous. Also i'd been meaning to ask you a little question.. I once got an amazing olive green on wool from spanish onions, since then i have never been able to repeat it. Now i just get rusty colours, except for what is inside the bundle(which is red). It was in a an aluminium pot i found at the tip, it was the first time i used it. I used just water and heat...
ReplyDeletealuminium tends to encourage yellows in conjunction with onion skins
ReplyDeletewilling to bet there must have been iron present to achieve greens...
These are truly beautiful India.
ReplyDeleteHmmn do you think maybe it's possible it was from the water? I used town water and at the time and we were smack in the middle of the drought and the river was dragging from the very bottom of the dam, really silty. It was too yuck to drink even at that point....
ReplyDeletethanks Pam
ReplyDeleteand
yes Jemima, that could well be possible
had a similar experience in Adelaide 2005
when the reservoirs were low [and i think copper sulphate levels were more concentrated than usual]
got green from Euc. sideroxylon.
strange
thanks India it's good to know perhaps i haven't been going mad...no chance of low dams at present, but that of course is a very good thing...
ReplyDeletei love bundles, cloth coloured, india and imbi and all the comments are a good read as well. lovely dovely.
ReplyDeleteThese photos make me wish I had 2 lives...one for wood and one for textiles.
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