Envisioning Possibilities
Creativity
Creativity involves generating new ideas, solutions, or original and valuable approaches.
Eco Printing with Claire
We collaborated with Claire a few days ago to do printing at her outdoor studio – a converted hot house – which still has spaces for pots and buds but is mainly used for eco-printing complete with a microwave used only for crafts.
The pictures give you a hint of what we did.
Here’s how it works a complete description from Claire
FABRIC – use PFD (prepared for dye) cotton, or well washed cotton (to remove any sizing), silk or wool.
For fabric blocks:
- Cut fabric to size of ceramic tile or a thin wood. The tile or wood will be used on either end of the stack.
- Slip cloth into rusty water and place leaves which have soaked in rusty water on fabric.
- Put fabric on top of 1 ceramic tile piece.
- Continue to stack more fabric then leaves on top of one another.
- Top with the other tile and use rubber bands to hold the “press” tightly.
- Put in zip lock plastic bag and seal. Cook in microwave until temp reaches 180-190 degrees F. about 4 min. (900 watt microwave)
- Remove and let bag sit in sun for more heat until dusk- bring inside and weigh with 15 lb. dumb bell. Open in am, remove leaves, and rinse fabric.
- Let fabric soak for 15 min in a solution of 1 cup salt to 1 gallon water to stop effect of rust on fabric which can be damaging over time. Set print with iron.
What you need :
Rubber gloves and apron or wear old clothes.
Bring paper for cards (watercolor pad #140 ) , or cloth (cotton, silk or wool) No synthetic- old sheet, tshirt,etc.
You will cut paper or fabric to size of tiles or wood when here.
Supplied:
Rusty water, leaves, zip lock bags, microwave, heat gun.
After bag has set overnight at home you will be disassembling your stack and rinsing off leaves.
A few pictures of the results tomorrow
Join me July 23 and July 30 for Envisioning Possibilities – evening 6 – 7:30.
www.envisioiningpossibilities.com a workshop given by Advanta Strategies.
Images Linda Reed Friedman
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