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Post by MTRuth on Jan 16, 2012 21:06:28 GMT
  My local group did some printing on fabric with veggies. We used textile paint on cotton fabric. The photos show a couple of my pieces, the first done with a cabbage cut in half. The cabbage prints turned out to be our favorite. The second one is done with celery for the rose, a date for the rose buds, and green beans for the stems. I hope to do some hand stitching on these if I have time. There are more photos on my blog if you're interested. |
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Post by karen on Jan 16, 2012 21:17:42 GMT
They look great Ruth and sounds like a lot of fun, i think they'll be lovely with some added stitches to  |
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Post by pamd on Jan 16, 2012 23:17:52 GMT
Those are great, Ruth. I LOVE the cabbage. Makes you look at vegies in a totally different way!
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Post by Shepherdess on Jan 17, 2012 1:11:20 GMT
I can see why the cabbage would be a favourite
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Post by zed on Jan 17, 2012 11:25:07 GMT
I was looking at these on your blog, they're really good |
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 17, 2012 17:34:56 GMT
Thanks everyone!
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Post by koffipot on Jan 17, 2012 22:48:10 GMT
Love the cabbage prints the tomatoes and the pears, actually I think they all look pretty good I also like the idea of the 'round robin' - lots of different ideas and skills melded together - real mixed media! |
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Post by jufergu on Jan 17, 2012 22:51:59 GMT
Makes you look at your salad in a whole new way. I just did some gelatin printing. That is pretty crazy too. I ran out of the unflavored gelatin, so I threw in some lemon flavored, sugar free. It smelled so good I wanted to eat it. He-he.
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 17, 2012 22:58:05 GMT
Judith - the round robin was fun and really stretched my painting skills as working on someone else's piece made you fearful that you would ruin it. A felt round robin would be fun, wouldn't it? Judy - I have tried gelatin printing as well, it's fun isn't it? Didn't have the lemon flavored though |
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Post by Shepherdess on Jan 18, 2012 2:44:40 GMT
ok so don't leave in suspense what is gelatin printing?
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Post by jufergu on Jan 18, 2012 14:01:18 GMT
Gelatin printing is just another form of monoprinting. You made the gelatin the same way you normally would in a small baking pan or anything with shallow sides. Turn it out on your table. Use fabric or acrylic paints. You can lay stirips of paper, string, or just anything down first onto the gelatin. Paint over it with your paints and then lift it off. You can use stencils too. After you lift you have a painted surface with designs. Lay your fabric or paper down carefully. When you lift it off, you have a design. You can make a couple more prints from it, and each one will look different. Then wipe the paint off, and repeat. As the gelatin begins to break down, you get cracks and other designs. The gelatin lasts through many repeats.
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 18, 2012 17:09:12 GMT
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Post by jufergu on Jan 18, 2012 23:35:00 GMT
Great pictures of the gelatin process. I did not get pictures. I have been using small pieces of it in different projects. They make a permanent gel that can be purchased and will not degrade. But I don't think you need to buy something that you can make anytime you need it and won't have to store it.
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Post by MTRuth on Jan 18, 2012 23:55:25 GMT
I agree - I have too much stuff to store as it is |
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Post by Shepherdess on Jan 19, 2012 0:15:39 GMT
cool
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