I sort of did this day over the span of two days. Yesterday was a holiday (Columbus Day in the US and Thanksgiving in Canada) so I only did a little work. Also, I'm having trouble with my productivity lately. I am learning stuff but not at the rate I would like. So I will see if I can ramp things up a bit over the coming week.
I listened to two podcasts yesterday. The first one was about a Shibori artist from the UK. She worked primarily with Indigo, but also with iron rust. She does beautiful, intricate shibori work, which leaves me in awe. She takes quite a lot of time very carefully stitching, dipping multiple times in the dye vat, and then carefully undoing the stitching. You can see a little of her work and the kits she sells at http://www.callishibori.co.uk/.
The next podcast I listened to was by a textile designer-turned cultural anthropologist who had a little money that would either let her work in her studio for six months or allow her to travel to India to study textiles. She didn't know which one she would rather do, so she flipped a coin. The coin "chose" the trip to India. She has traveled all over India, and has specialized in studying the block printers of the Kutch region in Gujarat. She specifically studied ajrakh printing. She absolutely loves traveling in India and has arranged many exhibits in the West.
For business study, I watched some more of the Art of Photography episodes. The episodes I watched were all about developing film. I won't be doing that anytime soon, but it was a fascinating process to watch. The developing fluids were poured into a little light-proof case that held the film. There were three different fluids, but I can't remember what they all were. I wonder if photographers today miss this sort of process, or if they find Photoshop gives them better control.
In design, I did a review of the chapter on form, doing sketches as I went. I looked at variety, balance, and dominance. It was a good review to make sure I understood the terms. I will have to give this book back to the library soon so I need to finish my review to make sure I understand all the concepts.
Finally, I finished off some bookmarks, as well as a sample of a project that I am doing for my brother and sister-in-law. I worked on a few other items as well, applying the glue resist, stitching embroidery, and the tedious work of ironing everything. I find that working with cloth is half tedium and half creativity. It's a bit like cooking, where you spend half your time creating and half your time cleaning up or doing repetitive chopping or something. When I put on some music and daydream, the tedious stuff is not so bad, and I can get excited that it will lead to creative stuff. Anyways, I took some photos of my finished objects.
I listened to two podcasts yesterday. The first one was about a Shibori artist from the UK. She worked primarily with Indigo, but also with iron rust. She does beautiful, intricate shibori work, which leaves me in awe. She takes quite a lot of time very carefully stitching, dipping multiple times in the dye vat, and then carefully undoing the stitching. You can see a little of her work and the kits she sells at http://www.callishibori.co.uk/.
The next podcast I listened to was by a textile designer-turned cultural anthropologist who had a little money that would either let her work in her studio for six months or allow her to travel to India to study textiles. She didn't know which one she would rather do, so she flipped a coin. The coin "chose" the trip to India. She has traveled all over India, and has specialized in studying the block printers of the Kutch region in Gujarat. She specifically studied ajrakh printing. She absolutely loves traveling in India and has arranged many exhibits in the West.
For business study, I watched some more of the Art of Photography episodes. The episodes I watched were all about developing film. I won't be doing that anytime soon, but it was a fascinating process to watch. The developing fluids were poured into a little light-proof case that held the film. There were three different fluids, but I can't remember what they all were. I wonder if photographers today miss this sort of process, or if they find Photoshop gives them better control.
In design, I did a review of the chapter on form, doing sketches as I went. I looked at variety, balance, and dominance. It was a good review to make sure I understood the terms. I will have to give this book back to the library soon so I need to finish my review to make sure I understand all the concepts.
Finally, I finished off some bookmarks, as well as a sample of a project that I am doing for my brother and sister-in-law. I worked on a few other items as well, applying the glue resist, stitching embroidery, and the tedious work of ironing everything. I find that working with cloth is half tedium and half creativity. It's a bit like cooking, where you spend half your time creating and half your time cleaning up or doing repetitive chopping or something. When I put on some music and daydream, the tedious stuff is not so bad, and I can get excited that it will lead to creative stuff. Anyways, I took some photos of my finished objects.
Bookmarks and sample. In the future, I will leave the leaf print off the bookmarks, as I feel that it takes away from rather than adding to the design.
Close-up of sample. Pole wrapped and dyed, glue resisted, overdyed, printed, and machine embroidered.
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