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Found:Unbound I
I recently finished the first little work in the series – a sort of dismantled artist book – which I’m calling, for now at least, Found Unbound. Here it is, framed. Here’s the work at an earlier stage. I wrote … Continue reading
Rust Dyed Eco Prints
Another eco print from the May bundles. It’s fabric – muslin. As with other bundles from this batch, there’s little evidence of the plant matter I used. Continue reading
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Tagged Allotmenteering, Eco Printing, rust dyeing
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Walking Rye Harbour
I found this shell (mollusc) while walking the beach at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve last Saturday. Look, it’s a fan and at its centre, another smaller fan. Continue reading
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Tagged Bi-valve Mollusc, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian Period, Cockle Shells, Coffee Filter Art, Eco Printing, Fauna, Flora, Fossil Record, Molluscs, rust dyeing, Rye Harbour, Vinegar Mordant, Walking, Walking by the Sea, Walks
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Rust Tea
I’ve been exploring dyeing with rust. Here’s an assortment of cloths and fabrics that I rust-dyed a couple of weeks ago.
For the rust tea, I purloined some suitable ironmongery from the shed and soaked it outdoors in pail of vinegar for a few weeks. I allowed rain fell into the bucket, too. Continue reading
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Tagged dyeing cloth with rust, dyeing paper with rust, Natural Dyeing, rust as art, rust dyeing, rust tea
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