Weavings -

Weaving is the common theme in this selection of previous makings.

I have been exploring different materials and equipment to see what happens.

 From plastic's to barb wire and rust, loom to free hand working and then beading.

 Anywhere from metre to 15cm wide and many sizes in between.

 To have metal and fibre's together developing texture and form, then adding glass gives a reflective quality.

3D - and bendable to fishing line and copper and gold colour wire go together nicely. Then green garden wire with speaker wire and a length is made that is flexible but different.

Experimenting with heat and mix media, along with recycling materials that can be found in most homes. So here are a couple of different ideas that I have explored over the last few years. 

Thank you for seeing a few ideas, I have been making in the past.

Sun Dyes and Discharging Colour



        I have been making marks onto silk scarves  (3 different types- pongee, chiffon & habuti) and taking colour out of others. There was rust impressions on a few also, but what made myself look into sun dyes was that they have lovely base colours(Vibrant) and the sun is used, which means it gives myself a reason to go out doors to create. I have been trying to organise to weave and felt outside -as it is dark inside the house during the day, I am closer to having a loom that is movable to a flat outdoor space. It also gave me the chance to use the plant matter that is in abundance here in my back yard. Lovely large gum leaves and wattle, with others I don't know their name- plants. So I set up on the table with cover and away I go. mixing or merging colours on the scarves or saturating them and using the long grass to make natural impressions is what keeps me seeing the outside as part of my work area.

 

      The discharging started on black chiffon scarves that gave much more colour and pattern than I had thought. Most probably because others works that I have seen resulted in a more clear defined print pattern usually as it has been screened on and has given a more whiten pattern . I have used leaves then using this to make the pattern or a paint brush. Then I wrapped, knotted and tied flat sticks to resist the discharge paste thus leaving plenty of the base fabric to be discharged. I am amazed at the colour that came out and what I am left with.

Thank you

Faith In Fashion

Joan who you see here next to the robe that was made by her.
The skill, talent of ideas and materials used to make the religious robes, along with the associated regalia. It is in Bendigo til June 17th 2012. I met with Joan who made a applique robe and regalia showing the amazing abilities to show the dirvese nature of Australia. Plus much more from cloth made with glod lurex, to raised embroidery, chauseable fromVennia in  1800's, and the Tapa - bark ones are just a wonder in how and the way in which they are made. A feast of Embroidery and other methods made by people who you can see enjoy the process of making and belief of the wearer.