Story Cloth Wrap Up

Ann Z.: Seasons Mandala

 Last night, was the final class of the Fall session of  Fabric Painting, Printing and Stitching to Tell a Story with Cloth (aka Story Cloth). I'm excited to share the progress of these storytellers!

Alice H. experimenting with Running Stitch.

Alice H.

Amy L.: Dragon.

Amy L.: Sheep.

Amy L.: Horses

Amy S.

Amy S.: Folded, painted and printed fabric.

Barbara M-C.: Caravan.

Barbara M-C.: Detail.

Barbara M-C.: Detail.

Barbara M-C.: Protection cloth (created between the Spring and Fall sessions).

Judy M.: Gelatin print.

Judy M.: Gelatin print.

Mel C.: Bird and flower.

Mel C.: "Seeds" (French knots) and couched twine.

Pam D.: Women.

Susan P.: Ancients.

Susan P.: Ancients and symbols.

Susan P.: Vast Forever (Created between Spring and Fall sessions)

Susan P.: Vast Forever detail.

I'm looking forward to a Story Cloth get together in a few months to see how the stories turn out. I thoroughly enjoyed working with this fabulous group of creative women! Thanks for a GREAT class!!!

Story Stirrings

Amy S.

Here is an update from Fabric Painting, Printing and Stitching to Tell a Story with Cloth (aka Story Cloth).  The stories are stirring...even simmering! Students are committing! This week we worked with freezer paper masks and stencils using different paint application treatments.

I did a "walk around" the classroom to get a sense of each story. I can't wait for next week when we start stitching and appliqueing!

Amy S.

Amy S.

Judy M.: Gelatin designs.

Barbara M-C.: Caravan.

Barbara M-C.: Caravan.

Ann Z.: Seasons mandala.

Ann Z.: Stencil designs.

Amy L.: Dragon

Amy L: Stencil designs

Mel C.: Bird border design.

Mel C: Baby birds.

Mel C.

Susan P.: A layer of printed silk gauze over painted cotton.

Susan P.

Story Cloth: Gelatin Encounter

Barbara M-C.

Pam D.

The fall session of Fabric Painting, Printing, and Stitching to Tell a Story with Cloth (aka Story Cloth) started about a month ago. A big turnout (for me) this time...nine wonderful, creative, and industrious students! I go to class each week with a smile on my face...excited to see what this group will come up with.

This past Wednesday, we had our gelatin printing session. Those of you who are regular readers of this blog know about my love affair with gelatin. Monoprints created with the gelatin printing plate are always a surprise. I began the class by demonstrating a number of different techniques and encouraged lots of  layering. The students started out slowly. Then suddenly they took off! That's when the fun started! Each student discovered a technique or a printing tool that caught her interest. Lots of excitement and ooos and ahhs followed. I wish I could show you each and every print--there were so many wonderful ones to share. Here's a selection from each student. I can see the stories percolating!

Barbara M-C.

Barbara M-C.

Pam D.

Pam D.

Alice H.

Alice H.

Mel C.

Mel C.

Susan P.

Susan P. (printing on some sheer silk)

Amy S.

Amy S.

Ann Z.

Ann Z.

Amy L.

Amy L.