Encaustic paint turns to water

                                        Starting to make my ideas happen now !

 'Mangrove Channel' - Diptych almost finished
See below how it developed

Firstly my ink painting on rice paper was glued to 2 ply boards.

Applied clear wax medium, some shellac & burnt areas with the torch.

I had a vision of what it was, so I decided to develop this composition.
Next added more paint medium colours & fused with the heat gun.

I even added an image of splashing water over rocks
Drew some tree details with my Encaustic Wax hot tool.
Then put some shellac on some areas & burnt with a blow torch 
see first image

'Channels' is a small example of moving wax paint around with heat

Earlier works 'Meandering Pair' was when my fascination with aerial views began.
I rubbed on soft pastels, fused lightly & added more wax paint.
Texture was created with simple drops of wax paint

Amazing how these encaustic pieces come up when you buff with a soft cloth ! 

Encaustic wax is so versatile

I'm just lovin this dynamic medium as I explore so many techniques

This is a taste of some smaller pieces I'm working on for my exhibition in 6 weeks time

The only problem I have now is naming over 20 works

Shibori dyeing fun turns into my "KarimKlothing" label

Now to give you a little glimpse of what I have been developing with my Shibori dyed scarves & sarongs.  Thanks to my daughter Chaille who models my designs so well. 

                    Make sure you look out for the launching in September this year. 

This top is made from two Indigo dyed CrepeDeChine silk scarves sewn together

This flattering strappy top is made from one large Indigo dyed CrepeDeChine silk scarf

This caftan is a wool & silk sarong dyed with my all time favourite colour Chartreuse.
Black dye was hand spotted on the stitch resist areas.

Another large silk scarf on the cross with straps added & joined @ back

This top is made from two dyed silk scarves sewn together on the cross with straps attached to a ring. 

The screen print on the front was taken from one of my figure drawings

Funky dress made with two large dyed CDC silk scarves joined.
I used silk paints on the resist rectangle shapes for contrast colour.

I would love some feedback so please make sure you send a comment

Screen printing revisited with the Black Water Dragon

   

I discovered another fabulous Golden product to work with !  
           So I just added some Golden fluid paints for colour




I printed my Dragon from last year over some Indigo dyed silk scarves done earlier

What is really cool is that you can have smaller amounts of any colour you want 
& leaves you with a fairly soft handle. 

After heat fixing & hand washing to fully check the result, out came the old Bernina 

Success !  so here I am wearing it and I just can't wait to do more

This is really what I'm looking for to develop my range of clothing with small runs

Keep posted to see my new label develop with unique dyed & printed silks 

Bring back the HIPPY SIXTIES ! ! !

This workshop was a blast for 3 days



the garden becomes a sea of blue



and what are these contraptions ?

Shibori textile artist Jane Callender from the UK that explains it 

even the carport became a hype of industry with the ATASDA group



Indigo vats 

I started my silk & wool sarong piece with some stitching for resist



 here the piece is dyed in weak Indigo solution, then tied with string



after dipping in the strong Indigo dye

 

VOILA ! patterns are revealed after rinsing, removing stitches & string
the sarong is folded over the line to show how it will look for a caftan


If you live in Queensland Australia check out these creative workshops
I'm organising  for ATASDA this year

for more info contact Jacki Archibald - jackiarch52@gmail.com

 

ECO DYEING on Paper for ARTISTS BOOKS
3rd & 4th August  with Sandra Pearce



 

All Will Be Revealed in ENCAUSTICS
21st - 23rd Sept with Jenny Valmadre

 

 

SCREEN PRINTING Fabrics

5th & 6th Oct with Jacki Archibald

 

BOTANICAL Bundle Fabric DYEING
26th & 27th Oct with Wendi Trulson



Encaustic wax is growing in Australian art

    
            
       Now I'm working towards a shared exhibition " BRANCHING OUT " later this year.
  
                                  This is the start of my "Tree of Life" series of Encaustic works.
            
                             A common thread used in connecting the many mediums on show.

'Life Branches' 30cm x 30cm
Encaustic mixed media & monotype print over pastel drawing on board 

'Life Forming'  30cm x 30cm
Encaustic mixed media on coloured tissue on board

'Dreamcatcher' 30m x 30cm (work in progress)
Encaustic monotype print over pastel drawing & photo

Hope you like what you see
Keep posted on further developments

FABRIC CONNECTIONS

ATASDA's goal is to keep members interested, involved and inspired!

          Noela Mills workshop last weekend certainly suceeded in doing just that

      

                              Some of the girls taking it all in at this workshop                                  

                             'FRAGMENTS OF FABRIC TO BEAUTIFUL BOOKS’ 

 

 

                                          What was it all about you may ask

 

Have you ever wondered what to do with your gorgeous samples and scraps of fabric - too precious to throw away, but too small to use for anything else?

How about compiling them into a book format to keep them safe and to use them for future reference?

Using your workshop samples and special scraps, and all manner of textile techniques, including patchwork, pojagi, embellishing, embroidery, drawing, designing, felting and fusing, create easy and individual bound artist's books, with bindings of driftwood, woven threads, cords, beads and Japanese stab bindings. 

 

 

                                                  This is my little "Dragonfly Book"                                       

    A collection of different fabric pieces that had been dyed, printed, sewn & waxed.

The dyed silk cover has been coated with shellac & bound onto a unique driftwood piece.

 

                   Here below is the start of another idea of mine with my fabric pieces.

                 A hanging scroll that I will play with some free motion sewing in the future

 

         These fabric pieces were way too gorgeous to throw away

 

 

           Thanks to Noela for sharing her wealth of knowledge with design & textiles, 

                                       I am so much more connected with fabrics