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Lorre H. demonstrates the technique of adding
ink to the tray of water
June 2017 |
Sue and I took advantage of a
Suminagashi class (also known as Japanese Marbling) last week at the Lander Art Center. It was a lot of fun and resulted in some interesting results.
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| adding layers of color on top of the water |
The marbling ink is placed on top of the water in layers. The layers can carefully be manipulated to create swirls or pools of color.
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| ink floating on top of the water |
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| fabric placed on top of the ink-covered water |
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| dyed fabric after rinsing and pressing |
The colors were quite vivid when they were wet, but once dried and pressed, they became muted.
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my collection of suminagashi dyed fabric squares
June 2017 |
Others in the class were more artistic with their squares.
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| rinsed dyed fabric squares |
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| completed squares |
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| large panel of dyed fabric |
Of all the fabric that was dyed that evening, this piece was by far my favorite. More photos tomorrow. . .
Oh, my! How interesting to use it on fabric! I did this with acrylic paints and paper a million years ago but never thought of trying it with fabric! Can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteWow! What fun!! This is so interesting. I love all the different swirls (very 60's - lol). What are you going to do with your squares?
ReplyDeleteYou are inspiring me to take a class. ANY class. Your fabrics came out so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite is the blue/black/yellow on the bottom left. It looks SO Van Gogh!
ReplyDeleteThose are really beautiful and it looked like a blast. Wish there were similar classes around here. I would sign up in a heart beat.
ReplyDeleteGreat marbles! Is the finished product washable? Ink, yes? Floated on water? I did paper marbling with ink in college. Never thought of doing fabric pieces the same way. Could be fun.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!! :)
ReplyDeleteThis was so interesting, especially since I think a friend has started doing this type of thing, only on silk scarves. What kind of fabric did you use?
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