Sunday, June 10, 2012

What If-ing Weeds Part 3: Plein Air Printing


Despite the fact that it was a hot Sunday in Northern Virginia, I packed up some gear (i.e. cotton fabric, opaque fabric paints, glass palettes, Rollrite brayers and my camera) and headed outside to test out a what if that's been rolling around in my head all week.


What if I lay some fabric down directly on the growing weeds in the garden and roll fabric paint over the fabric?

My first test was a bunch of dandelions in the front garden.


I found it interesting that the dandelion stems showed up in these brayer rubbings but not softer, leafy parts.

I then tried a patch of clover in the grass.


Finally, I managed to lay a piece of fabric really in the thick of it...over those pesky Velcro (my name) weeds with their furry little burrs.


Here are the results...

Interesting....



4 comments:

  1. Isn't it amazing what a creative mind can come up with! The results of your weed printing are poetic - you must have been very pleased. I can imagine you pondering over what parts of the garden you can roll fabric next.

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    1. Thanks, Susan. I've been thinking about doing this all week and was surprised at the results. I was expecting more "leafy" images...but I actually really like what appeared on the fabric. They look very much like pastel drawings. I am thinking that I want to do more of this... but oh how I which it were a bit cooler outside...summer is definitely here in Northern Virginia!

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  2. This definitely wins creativity award!

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