Exploring Surface Design Spring 2012 Wrap Up Part 1

Acoatzin Torres: Block printing over cut freezer paper mask

Last night was the final session of the spring Exploring Surface Design class.

There was much experimentation and layering of techniques during this class. I've decided to highlight what was accomplished with a gallery of each student's work.

Here is the work of Acoatzin Torres:

Monoprint

Bound resist

Folded resist

Printed wheat flour paste over painted background

Nature printing and block printing with blue glue gel

Block printing with blue glue gel

Brayer rubbings with blue glue gel

Two painted scarves with salt technique

Here is the work of Kathy Perrin:

Torn freezer paper mask with transparent paint

Knotted resist

Bound resist

Wheat flour "scratch and crackle" over monoprinted background

Final project: Painted blouse

Final project: Painted blouse

Tomorrow's gallery will include the work of Keith Ryder and Sheryle Yount.
Great work students!

Gelatin Beauties

Another Exploring Surface Design session of gelatin plate printing and another series of beautiful prints. No wonder this is one of my favorite class sessions!

Acoatzin Torres

Acoatzin Torres

Acoatzin Torres

Acoatzin Torres

Kathy Perrin

Kathy Perrin

Sheryle Yount

Sheryle Yount

Sheryle Yount

Sheryle Yount

Sheryle Yount

Exploring Surface Design: More Screen Printing

Acoatzin Torres: Blue glue gel screen over painted fabric

Here are some more samples from the Wednesday evening class. These prints were created with screens made with torn or cut freezer paper designs.

Kathy Perrin: Torn freezer paper screen

Kathy Perrin: Cut freezer paper screen

Kathy Perrin: Cut freezer paper screen

Acoatzin Torres and Keith Ryder: Cut freezer paper screen, overprinted

Acoatzin Torres and Keith Ryder: Torn freezer paper screen

Acoatzin Torres and Keith Ryder: Torn freezer paper screen

Acoatzin Torres and Keith Ryder: Torn freezer paper screen, multiple printings

I also brought in a screen I made using blue glue gel, an idea I got from Rayna Gillman's book, Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth. I highly recommend that you add this book to your surface design library.

Acoatzin Torres and Keith Ryder printing with blue glue gel screen

Acoatzin Torres: Blue glue screen over painted background fabric

On a personal note: I got a chance to visit Tybee Island again. What a glorious day! My brother, Jeff, his girlfriend, Robbin and I spent an hour floating and body surfing in the clear, 76 degree water...it was heaven!

A reminder that the first issue of my newsletter, Julie B Booth Surface Design News will be coming out tomorrow, May 26th at 8:00 AM (Eastern Standard Time). The newsletter will be focusing on all the items (edible and inedible) and tools you can use from your kitchen to create surface design effects on fabric. It's easy to sign up...all you have to do is fill in your email address at the top of the right hand column of this blog and press the subscribe button. After you sign up, I will also send you a freebie list of Ten Kitchen Surface Design Ideas.

What's Happenin' In Exploring Surface Design

Keith Ryder and Acoatzin Torres: Lutradur screen

Last night, was class number six for my Exploring Surface Design class. The evening was spent silk screening a la Jane Dunnewold's improvisational silk screening. The focus was on cut and torn freezer paper designs and my take on Jane's interfacing technique...using Lutradur.

Here are some of the fabrics created in class using the Lutradur screens:

Lutradur screen after printing

Kathy Perrin: Lutradur screen

The colored pencil drawing of Mom's hamsa is complete. I've brought along the stitched one to work on here in Savannah.