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Sunday 26 June 2011

Indigo, indigo, indigo….

Morley last Wednesday and the indigo vat was in action again.  My wrapped objects gave some interesting effects, shown below.

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Wrapped pine cone, linen, front and back

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Wrapped gravel, on linen

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Wrapped rope, not damp enough.  so indigo did not penetrate far enough into the calico fabric

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Clamped CDs. left hand one kept dry and right hand one dampened, calico.

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Clamped CDs, on poplin.

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