kimberly ollis
828.403.6477
  • Home
  • Galleries
    • Scriptural Art Quilts
    • Therapeutic Art Quilts
    • Artistically Enhanced Photography
  • Shows & Events
  • Workshops & Techniques
  • Contact
  • Artist Statement

Major Eco-printing Fun!!

3/28/2013

1 Comment

 

Eco-printing is Addictive!!

     I absolutely love exploring the new technique I'm learning called eco-printing!  In a nutshell it means using leaves, bark, blooms and anything else you fancy from nature to make a print onto fabric.  No dyes are used, but by combining the leaves and water along with a mordant (binders or fixatives) and heat, the natural dyes in the leaves themselves will imprint onto the fabric.  The muted colors are my absolute favorite colors, with the fabric looking worn, weathered and antique-- completely natural and organic--this technique is absolutely my favorite!!
Picture
Birch Bark eco-print
Picture
Birch Bark and leaf eco-print
Picture
Oak leaf on muslin
Picture
Rose leaves on Fuji silk
Picture
Nandina leaves on Fuji silk
Picture
Lorepetalum on Fuji Silk-love the positive and negative prints it makes!
Picture
Laurel leaves found on a walk through the woods, printed on Fuji silk.
Picture
Lorepetalum on silk noil.
Picture
Eco-prints on Fuji silk pinned on my husband's reading lamp, I think it would make a great lamp shade!
   A sampling of prints that will likely be turning into art quilts of some kind eventually.  To learn more about this technique, see India Flint's book HERE.
1 Comment
printer printing blank pages link
7/1/2020 12:23:11 am

You might be asking “why is my HP printer printing blank pages”? Find out some common issues and how to solve them.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Picture

    kimberly ollis

    Forty something artistic soul finding her way through life discovering new insights almost every day through the gift of "making."

    View my Work

    Burke Arts Council
    and
    Valdese Heritage Arts Center

    Archives

    November 2014
    October 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012

    Categories

    All
    Commissioned Work
    Therapeutic Work
    Tutorials
    Website Updates
    Workshops

    RSS Feed

    Artists I Love
    Jamie Fingal
    Beth Bailey
    Kristi Steiner
    Wen Redmond
    Rayna Gillman
    Melanie Testa
    Jane Dunnewold
    Lisa Kerpoe
    Lotta Helleberg
    Vyvyan Emery

    Check out the cool stencils offered over @ Stencil Girl
    http://stencilgirlproducts.com/

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.