Showing posts with label wabi-sabi. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Beyond Potatoes

Fabric detail by Julie B Booth

Today, I taught my new class, Beyond Potato Prints.

It turned out to be a private lesson. Perhaps that could be blamed on the time change or the unbelievably beautiful day.

My student, Haleh and I created our own beautiful and colorful day: Cutting, carving and printing fruit and vegetables.

Haleh A. printing a colorful fabric.
Fabric by Haleh A.
Fabric by Haleh A.
Fabric by Haleh A.
Fabric by Haleh A.

I continue to be amazed by the versatility of this simple concept.

I'm considering challenging myself to create one-of-a-kind yardage with this technique. Just like a monoprint, it could never be repeated, as the fruits and vegetables are perishable...within a day or so, they start to soften and change. I would have to work quickly finishing a yard or two in a day.

Fabric detail by Julie B Booth
Fabric detail by Julie B Booth

I wonder...would that process be considered a form of wabi-sabi?