Friday, September 27, 2013

Collaborating with Nature at the Dunedin Fine Art Center

"Collaborating with Nature" was so much fun (and good for the soul)  If you missed it that's  OK we will be doing it again on November 16 2013 .  Enroll 

Lucy's wonderful nature inspired textile.




And here is her step by step process.

Fabric was first ice-dyed."  


Lucy  selects complementary  color schemes.

Then she arranges leaves to a paints to create gelatin mono prints on the fabric.



  


 An finally she screen prints nature inspired images.


Instructor Sarah Butz demonstrates  her process for creating nature inspired silk screens.


And how about this is a wonderful textile created by Dana.



Bonnie  Bowman discussed how to obtain colors like these from local plants.

                   

Then we experimented with common plants to dye some silk.



It was a wonderful day! Join us again on November 16th at the Dunedin Fine Art Center.  Enroll