Fabric experiments

Yesterday at Morley College I continued with some of the experiments I started at the end of last term, printing with an open screen on fabric that had been stitched, pleated, or folded in some way…

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Experimentation

3D Art, 3D Motion, Motion Graphics, Maxon Cinema 4D, redshift, Davinci Resolve

I have been going mad with shibori at the moment, experimenting with using different sized marbles, folding, securing with elastic bands and all kinds of things! For those who have no idea what shibori is, it is a Japanese term for dyeing cloth, sort of like tie-dye, using various different methods of stitching, twisting, binding etc...(click here for the Wikipedia definition). I initially had it explained to me as a term used for any materials that are textured through the use of steam so…

Learn unique techniques that will enhance your next quilt! These vintage sewing techniques will raise the surface of your quilt and truly impress. We’ll learn heirloom smocking techniques, t…

What a hectic week! It started with me cutting up a piece of work and then deciding to make something new (that’s another story) and ended with setting up Chinese Whispers which is the new ex…

I hold simplicity as a firm principle in my work. To express an idea in a minimum of terms means a serious commitment to removing all extraneous elements: paring away and discarding all that is not essential in pursuit of clarity. Saying much in just a few words has been a strong expressive tendency in Japanese culture. My aim is to achieve an expressiveness that is profound within the constraints of the clarity and simplicity of the single indigo colour. I believe that it is depth that is…