Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Bamboo

At a recent Fiber Junkies meeting, we were working with fiber pastes made by Golden. One of the things we did was to use a stencil. 
I had a hand dyed fabric and thought it might work with this stencil of a Bamboo.
I did like the results but thought it needed more in the way of color. It was hard to see where the "Bamboo" began and ended.
I thought I would use some of the small leaf shapes as a pattern for orange and green fabric.
I used clear plastic with a leaf drawn in black marker to lay over the piece to see placement for additional leaves.
I also wanted to bring some of the Bamboo stalks down to the bottom  - problem was I didn't have access to the stencil anymore.
I took Jane Dunnewolds workshop on Complex Cloth many years back. I remember we made stencils out of manilla folders. We shellaced them for endurance; I didn't with these, but would only be using them a short time.
I also wanted to do a little shading on the stalks to distinguish them from the background. So it's a work in progress - Please check back to see what comes next. I'm curious too.

8 comments:

  1. I love the direction this is going......more please!

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  2. I agree with Mary. This is looking wonderful! Be sure to show us the finished product.

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  3. I like this idea, can't wait to see where it goes!

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  4. Looking good so far. Do show us more.

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  5. This is looking so wonderful....love seeing your process

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  6. Your choice to tinted leaves on the toned fabric makes this piece shine.

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  7. This is pretty! Great ideas too.

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