Create Your Own Art Cloth!
Instructor: Rayna Gillman
Day 1: We'll explore working with thickened dyes, paper, tape, and other physical resists, blocking out and overprinting with Thermofax screens. We'll prepare screens for next-day printing with dry dyes and textured objects.
Day 2: Next-day dye printing. You'll "deconstruct" with thickened dyes, make your individual marks on screens and cloth, and discover the magic of dried thickened dyes on the screen.We'll prepare screens for next day.
Day 3: Glue and soy wax resists. Experiment with glue on screens and soy wax on both screens and cloth, using brushes, wood and metal stamps, and other techniques.
Day 4: Free-for-all. We'll add layers and complexity by going back into the cloth and adding finishing touches with whatever process you'd like.
Supply List
This list looks long but most items are small and you probably have most of them at home. Please e-mail me rgillman@studio78.net if you have any questions.
* Kit fee $35 will include dyes and auxiliaries; soy wax, syringes. I will also bring extra screens and other items for you to borrow.
Supplies
- 5 yards or more of light-to-medium color PFD or washed fabrics: cotton, silk or rayon - plain, hand-dyed, or commercial.
** bring ugly fabric you want to improve
- freezer paper
- old newspapers (if possible)
- roll of paper towels
- 2 -3 blank silkscreens, 8xx or 12xx mesh, any size ( see below for ordering info)
- duct tape & masking tape
- blue gel school glue
- 6 or more 1” foam brushes & plastic spoons
- 6 small plastic containers or yogurt cups
- several small squeegees: inexpensive Bondo scrapers (available from auto supply places) wallpaper smoothers, or old credit cards will do.
- salad tongs
- measuring spoons & measuring cups
- hair dryer
- electric frying pan
- an iron
- scissors
- dust mask
- rubber gloves
- 1-2 inexpensive natural bristle brushes
- plastic sheeting or several large trash bags
- old towels (or batting) & old sheet for padding, or a portable padded surface.
- straight pins
- small plastic bucket or large plastic container
- spray bottle for water
"Found" objects for screening and batik (whatever you bring is fine - we'll share)
Metal, plastic/resin or wood implements: i.e., potato mashers, forks, metal or wood stamps, tjaps. Items with texture, holes, or bumps: i.e., string, corrugated cardboard, rubber matting, sponges, lace, doilies, shelf liner, mesh bags, sink mats, rubber bands, sequin waste, etc.
Completely Optional but nice to have
• tjanting for writing or drawing with wax
• copper tjaps or wood stamps
• thermofax screens
• textile paints
Ordering information
Tjanting from Dharma: 1-800-542-5227 or http://www.dharmatrading.com
Silkscreens(8xx or 12xx) from Dick Blick : 1-800 447-8192
8xx : http://tinyurl.com/2uxs72 12xx: http://www.dickblick.com/zz434/28/ |
