This peacock's blue outshines anything I can achieve in my vats!
Here are a few samples of what I've been doing - I like how this became a butterfly pattern:
And I had an idea today to try braiding strips and then dipping the braid to see what might result. It looks kind of feathery to me.
And another idea I had was to dip using blue glue gel as a resist. I had some pieces previously prepared and I put a little liquid from the vat in a seperate small container and it worked just fine.
Since my first tests went alright, I dipped a larger piece, too, that I had drawn a few years ago using a painting by Lawren Harris for inspiration.
I have more ideas waiting to try tomorrow...
Here are a few samples of what I've been doing - I like how this became a butterfly pattern:
And I had an idea today to try braiding strips and then dipping the braid to see what might result. It looks kind of feathery to me.
And another idea I had was to dip using blue glue gel as a resist. I had some pieces previously prepared and I put a little liquid from the vat in a seperate small container and it worked just fine.
Since my first tests went alright, I dipped a larger piece, too, that I had drawn a few years ago using a painting by Lawren Harris for inspiration. 
I have more ideas waiting to try tomorrow... 
7 comments:
Wow - the results you are getting are amazing!!! You've become quite the indigo-pro :)
the resist idea is in my head too, since i like to draw so much. but d=fora few days i must take care of other things. i like what you are doing.
The blue glue resist does work well - it's so interesting how a technique learned elsewhere can be applied with something completely different.
Keep thinking outside that box - you are teaching us so much.
Chimo,
Jennifer
I can hardly wait until I see the large painted piece...you are having such great success!The resist might be interesting to try in my present project. Thank you dear!!!
i've used that blue gel with paints...works great. you're getting amazing results with all your wonderful ideas. i love that last one.
Love what you're doing especially the first blue goo resist!
Nancy - I'm definitely not a pro by any means - but an experimenter for sure - thanks for looking!
Jude - yes, that's the 'draw'. Thanks.
Jennifer - thanks for your encouragement - I've done a gel resist with paint in the past and I'm so pleased it worked with indigo.
Mary Helen - I hope the resist proves useful for you too!
Deanna - thanks! The tricky part with dye instead of the paint is the glue washes off - but where there's a will...
Penny - thanks!
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