
A composition using the paints I made in the Michel Garcia workshop at Slow Fiber Studios. I’m playing with value completely. The grid paper is some a friend gave me. I think it is meant for people to use while practicing calligraphy. Chinese? Japanese? The paper is thin–almost like tissue paper. Hence the wrinkles. I did another version with a different set of my indigo paints–and the brush marks don’t show as much. I’m not sure why they show so much with these, but that’s the way they “painted”.

A composition I made as a collage. I made many marks and textures with the paints. Cut them apart and reassembled them. I have a lot more to cut up and put together when I have time!

Here is my pallet. I arranged the two batches in order light to dark for choosing which value of blue I needed for the compositions, etc. The “Maya Blue” set of paints were used for the first photo. I probably didn’t grind the pigment enough and/or didn’t “do” the egg white or egg yolk binders properly. The letter W is for egg white. The Y is for egg yolk and the G for gum arabic which are what I used for binders to make paints out of the pigment. (Made from indigo powder and various clays as binders.)

Here are some of the tubes of paint I made.

Here is my first little composition. It was going to be a weave pattern, but I screwed up the value on the first line so just didn’t follow the order of lights and darks where they were supposed to be. I like it quite a lot.
Nice work. I was in that workshop, too! What fun. I love your compositions, Peggy 🙂
I love your paintings! thinking of dyeing some cotton sheets, then tearing and re sewing with the rough edges out. Probably start with 9 patches and other simple blocks. I have too many passions in fiber as it is. thank you for the boosts I need to start my blue period.
I love your paintings! thinking of dyeing some cotton sheets, then tearing and re sewing with the rough edges out. Probably start with 9 patches and other simple blocks. I have too many passions in fiber as it is. thank you for the boosts I need to start my blue period.
Old bed sheets might have a build up of detergent and not dye in indigo vat very well. WATCH OUT!
I LOVE the composition. It makes me feel as though I am floating and i dont think it’s the drugs.
So much fun to see the values at play thanks for sharing