So I joined the Fiber Artists of San Antonio in March under false pretenses – the only fiber I knew anything about came in my granola. But I am learning so much from this talented group – it started when I met Sherrill Kahn at the first meeting I attended.
Today I took the plunge and worked a bit with surface design on fabric. It was amazing! And fun! After about four hours steady work in the Studio, I completed three pieces (well, the surface part, anyway). I even had time to do some sewing on one piece. The materials I used were Gesso, acrylic paint, India ink (that may have been a mistake – it’s very intense and unforgiving – live and learn), pattern stamps, and gold leaf sealed with acrylic medium. I also tried a digital heat transfer on one of the pieces. Here are the results. i don’t know where I’m going from here, but I do know that I’m hooked on working with fabric and fiber. Look out, FASA 🙂.
- This is the fabric – it’s a “Fat Quarter” of a non-nondescript cotton print
- The day was hot enough that the different layers of paint dried quickly
- These are two monochromatic pieces done on the reverse side of the fabric
- This was my first piece – I think it was a Christmas print with partridges on it! No longer.
- Here’s a close-up of the most finished piece with transfers and stitching
- This has sealed silver leaf on the surface
- Here are two pieces hanging up so I can figure out what to do next
- Observation- this process is messy!!!
Seems like you can do anything you put your mind too—you are so talented!
WOW. i love this!!