I've been creating a variety of stencils to use with a blank silkscreen. I haven't done it in awhile and forgot how much fun it is! My goal was to come up with imagery for a new series. I learned about using interfacing as a stencil from Jane Dunnewold. The basic idea is to apply acrylic paint to the interfacing to block out a pattern. Then you tape that to the back of a blank silkscreen. The paint or dye, when pulled through the screen, will not go through the areas that are painted. It is a convenient way to create a silkscreen without dedicating the screen to one image.
I also tried lutradur as an alternative to interfacing. It is more open, so it doesn't work as well, although I did get some interesting patterns from it. I also used window sheer fabric. Below are some of the stencils I created and the corresponding print. I'll post part two (resists on interfacing stencils) once I get the photos taken.
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| Acrylic paint brushed through lace |
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| Acrylic paint brushed through lace |
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| Acrylic paint brushed through lace on lutradur |
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| Acrylic paint brushed onto sheer polyester fabric |
very cool.
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful...full of exciting potential! I have two new things on my list...using interfacing and lutradur!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you directed readers over to the info on joining the 'Art Cloth Network'. I do not work in immersion dyes so I don't qualify but I will follow where my work connects with the other artists in this network. I have both of Jane Dunnewold's books and am learning so many applications!
This looks a very interesting technique - thank you for sharing it with us.
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