My November's color/design class challenge was luminescence.
I've
been buying shirts and jackets at Goodwill with the plan to over-dye
them, creating whole new creations (I've done this since high school, on
into having babies, and now for whole family). One shirt was bright
yellow with stripes, so I thought it might be good for this project. I
originally did a lot of basting along all the centers of each stripe
strip, pulling the stitching tight. Well the over-dyeing didn't turn out
as I was wanting - should have used a waxed string for a better resist.
I over-dyed it some some more.
I've
been wanting to use the Shiva paint sticks ... I have some pieces of
textured wallpaper I saved. That was the under texture for rubbing a
black Shiva stick over. Then I used another flowered texture made for
using with the paint sticks rubbing an iridescent gold over - that
created the luminescence! I used the paint sticks stenciling leaf
designs on the back yoke and down the button placket.
I'd
also gone to Hobby Lobby looking specifically for luminescent
possibilities. I wanted to make Christmas ornaments using styrofoam
balls and needle-felting wool on. I came home with ribbons, embroidery
floss and sequins.
I'm going to make more, trying different sizes. These are the largest I'd make. Monte wouldn't mind a tree full of these!
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