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Thursday 4 October 2012

Breakdown printing, initial results

All looking very organic. The plastic embedded objects are pulled off, and then the screen is used to print by pulling Manutex through it until the dye is exhausted.
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The initial cloth then had soya wax applied and Procion P dye paste scraped over the whole piece with a credit card ( this is very therapeutic). Below shows the cloth before the wax has been washed out.
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I think this is an either love it or hate it technique. If one is obsessed with precision and definite lines, this is not the right method. If one enjoys a more serendipitous approach, this is great fun.

2 comments:

  1. Loving the effect - I like those sorts of organic backgrounds. And I love the colours you used too!.

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  2. Really interesting. Probably not for me, as I'd like just a hint more control of the outcome....but I love what you've created!

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