Surface Design is an area that I find myself exploring more and more. It all began with a book...Complex Cloth by Jane Dunnewold. In this step by step book Jane takes you through dyeing, discharge, foiling, painting, stamping, stenciling, silk screening, image transfer and embellishments. I find it to be one of my most used books these days.
It is really rewarding to start with a plain piece of fabric and turn it into something unique with no specific end use in mind. Some of my surface design experiments have ended up in quilts, wearables or dolls. Many of them are in a box waiting to be either used or acted upon once more.....
Watch out it is addicting!!!
The following three fabrics were juried into the QSDS (Quilt Surface Design Symposium) FABRIC 2001 show in May/June 2001.
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Discharge on black cotton fabric.
Setacolor painting, with heliographic (sun) prints.
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Setacolor painting, with heliographic (sun) prints.
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The two pieces above were displayed at a juried show: FineLine/FIne Surface:An Exhibit of Surface Design on Fabric September 22 - October 22, 2001, Fine Line Creative Arts Center, St. Charles, IL.
The following three fabrics were juried into the QSDS (Quilt Surface Design Symposium) FABRIC 2002 show in May/June 2002.
