A Textile Designers guide to the art of Fabric Manipulation to use in simple craft projects
Collections of lines Taking a Line for a Walk This was fun to stitch and it was interesting to try to create the same kinds of lines in the original drawing - the cartwheel shapes were the most challenging to complete. Taking a Line for a Dance This sample was more interesting to stitch, as I think that the shapes I drew were more interesting. Stitching lacks the same kind of spontaneity that can be achieved with a pen or pencil and curved lines can become quite 'jerky' if you lose concentration! Mark Making This sample was created with different parts of a paintbrush and black ink. I quite like the effect created by the dry brush where the hairs has separated into two 'prongs'. This sample was created with black ink and a toothpick. I didn't like the different effects I achieved at first, but looking back at it a few days later could see some potential for lines to stitch, as the toothpick made quite fine lines on the page. These thicker lines were created with a natural sponge and black ink, used by dragging the sponge across the page and by dabbing the paper. I can't draw much inspiration for stitching from this at the moment - maybe the lines are just too thick? This sample was created with a foam 'wedge' artists' brush. I don't really like any of the thicker lines, but some interesting effects have been created by using the side and end of the brush and dabbing at the paper. These might become interesting patterns to stitch in the future... I used a cotton reel for this sample, which resulted in some interesting patterns when the end was used. I particularly like the effect of overlapping the prints. The above effects were created with a lolly stick and a pipette - I tried to recreate some of the taking a line for a walk/dance shapes from earlier in the chapter to see how they would differ. Using ink and a pipette meant that some of the lines were thicker or narrower, depending on how much ink escaped from the end of the pipette! The final sample was created by using a twig that I found in my garden. Using a natural material gave a more dynamic feel to the lines, as the twig wasn't a uniform shape or width, like some of the other instruments used. Mark Making The crayon made lots of different types of marks on the page - thinner ones by using the tip and thicker, softer ones by using the side. Being soft, I was able to make quite 'fluid' lines with the crayon that flowed across the page. I used a soft 6B graphite pencil and a carbon pencil to create the marks in the above picture. The 6B pencil created quite soft, gentle lines, but the carbon pencil was quite 'scratchy' and I was able to achieve more 'spiky' marks, as well as softer, curved lines. I used charcoal to create the lines in the first picture above. The marks are quite thick and dark, but I was able to achieve different effects by using the edge of the charcoal stick or the sharper edge. The second set of lines were created by using an 8B pencil. I was able to create thicker, softer lines or thinner ones by using either the side of the lead or the tip. The lines in the pictures above were created by using black pens. For the first sketch, I used a very fine tipped artists' pen and was able to create very fine lines that would transfer easily into stitching. I quite like the 'scribble' in the lower left hand corner as it is quite dynamic and energetic. I also liked the effects created by the brush felt tip pen. These marks were thicker, but I was able to create different effects by using varying pressures and different parts of the nib. The brush felt tip also felt comfortable to use and I think there is quite a lot of potential for ideas to stitch in this sketch. I tried stitching some of the marks I had made with the toothpick, sponge brush and felt tip. I used zig zag stitch to create some of the thicker lines, both with the feed dogs up and down on the machine. I preferred the effect created by using free machine embroidery, as this gave a more free 'artistic' feel. Ialso went over some of the stitching two or three times, as this gave the stitched marks more energy and impact. Although I preferred the thinner lines when drawing, I found that I enjoyed stitching the thicker lines more when sewing! Lines with Emotion Stitched Lines with Emotion This is my sample of lines with emotion, using my drawings above as a design. Some of the lines were easier to stitch than others (the curved or more simple designs). For others, I had to make an interpretation of the original sketch,as the lines were too complicated to follow exactly. I don't think that this really made a difference to the final effect, as long as the emotion I wanted to convey was still present. I think that 'anger' and 'anxiety' were the most effective samples. I sewed over the lines in 'anxiety' a few times, and this gave the stitching a stronger, more effective result. My least favourite was 'excited' as it was difficult to recreate the sponinaety and flow of the original sketch.
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This project was inspired by a friend's recent amazing trip to Macchu Picchu. Truly a bucket list moment! Since the chances of me making the trek there anytime soon are nonexistent, the consolation prize was to do an art lesson based on the Peruvian llamas. There are over 7 million llamas in South America. They are highly intelligent animals that are easily trained. They are raised for their wool, to carry loads and pull carts. And since they are in the camel family, they can survive weeks without water. Jackie said this photo-bombing llama's name was Lucy and a group of 30 of them live there year round to keep the grass down. Just -WOW! Beautiful Peruvian textiles sketching it out basic step by step drawing Sharpie and chalk pastel Simple line work for our Peruvian textile backgrounds - easy and approachable for my young groups Watercolor and oil pastel resist
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Save to Favorites 40 Favorites X Save to Favorites Please Login or Register to save content. Grade Level 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Duration 2 forty five minute periods (size dependent) Materials Typing paper and one of the following: dark color pencil, crayon, graphite stuck or pencil Media Pencil, Wax crayons, Color pencils Lesson Objectives For the […]
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English artist Ed Fairburn (previously) uses vintage road maps and star charts as canvases for drawn portraits. Cross-hatched patterns and shaded regions inside roads, borders, and rivers assimilate into the contours of faces as if the images had always been secretly hidden in the map’s topography. “In his hands, both built infrastructure and natural phenomena echo the organic human form,” shares Mike Wright Gallery. “National highway systems become capillaries, and the tangle of Paris’ alleyways become the wrinkles that give the face history and individuality.” Fairburn opens a new show of work alongside artist John Wentz today at Mike Wright in Denver. More
Monoprinting is a form of printmaking that allows you to create unique, freeform printed images every time. Unlike the more common relief printing, which uses a block stamp to reproduce the same image over and over again, monoprinting allows the freedom to create each image anew. This will allow you to produce abstract
Jasper Johns After exploring several other American artists associated with Pop art who working in the 50's and 60's (Warhol, Thiebaud, Lichtenstein) we looked at the work of American artist Jasper Johns (1930) who crosses categories from Pop-art, to Neo-dada, to Abstract expressionism. The name of the game is EMPHASIS and BALANCE. For this project we focused on his letter art. We noticed that his letters are simultaneously camouflaged and revealed against a busy background. We noticed that he used stencils, which he painted over or around, or sticker letters, which he painted over and later removed, revealing the under-paint. We noticed also that he used a limited palette of mostly primary colors, allowing these occasionally to mix, creating oranges and greens, but for the most part, his middle blue, bright yellow and strong red steal the show, adding an intense visual excitement and energy to his work. Limited white is used to soften, to push back, to add contrast and to emphasize his letters. Analyzing his brushstroke, we noticed that he used quick brush strokes to lay down dabs, lines and area of color. In order to allow his colorful letters to reveal themselves against am equally colorful background, Johns added suggestion of contour lines, touches of white, or a contrasting dabs or dashes of color to push the letter into the foreground. Achieving a similar emphasis for our letters was undeniably our biggest challenge for this project. We also had to ensure that each square, each housing a unique letter, was distinct from its neighboring square. Not an easy task! Process: We began by dividing our 30x40 cm paper into 25 squares (5x6cm across, 5x8cm down). There are 26 letters, so we squished the 'I' and 'J' tightly together into one square. The kids loved this trick. Then we traced the ABC's with aluminum stencils into the center of each square with pencil. Next, we started adding dabs and dashes of color to our letters. Working with one color at a time, we moved our brush around the paper to add a bit of one color to all letters. In order to avoid a too perfect and systematic application of color, and to have a more balanced feel, we were mindful that some letters might have more yellow, for example, and some might have less. Each letter, after all, should have a totally unique color combo, and contribute to the balance and harmony of the whole piece. That means moving our colors and textures around the paper. Once all letters had dabs of all colors, we begin coloring in the background squares. We attempted to create a hard edge between squares in order to emphasis each one, but outlining them was not allowed. Instead, hard edges had to be created by dabs, dashes, and contrasting color choice. The background squares were painted in such a way that the letters both blended (color and texture) AND were emphasized. More dabbing was added and colors were adjusted to our letters to get just the right balance. The use of white was handy for this. These turned out so beautifully. Kids 7-11 Kids 7-12
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