It’s been such a rainy month of September that is now moving into October. When will the sun return? My weed “friends” are making a comeback! This has been a “year of the weeds” for me. In the spring I became fascinated by the beauty of their leaves and flowers. I let them continue to grow in the garden and got to see all the stages.. from ripening “fruit” to seed pods to the imaginative ways in which they spread their seeds. I’ve spent hours sketching and photographing them. I turned some sketches into carved print blocks and stencils and started to create a series of hanging “art” cloths. The first ones of the series are Wood Sorrel. The bright yellow flowers are small but very cheerful. Below are the cloths. I used flour paste resist for both backgrounds of the fabrics and stenciled and printed the flowers and leaves. Each piece is 45" x 18".
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| Detail showing flour paste resist background, stenciling and printing |
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| Detail showing flour paste resist background, stenciling and printing |
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