.....as i move forward with my work i have the strong desire to be telling more of a complete story. i have questioned the purpose of holding back, of shortcuts, of public image, of stealing ideas, of compromise, of identity...in short 'who we are'. in some ways selling your work can be unnerving but at the same time it is enlightening. since it has now become at least a small part of what i do, it has crept into my creative thoughts. surprisingly, the money part is not what is taking over, it is the story.
...anyway, my thoughts are in a tangle this morning but a small part of the path is clear. i have decided to pursue a collectors series. pieces that have a personal story in both biography and technique. to put it out there as is. some sort of personal beast saga inspired by "skitch-skatch" and an unusual rabbit.
....today i prepared the ground for the second one. some sort of a winged thing with no name. i have printed the image on fabric. this is a good time to start talking about that since it all started with what if (?) i just run the fabric through the printer. in short, that is what i do. in its simplest form, i back a fabric with double stick tape, press it onto a piece of printer paper, scotch tape around the edges to cover the fray and print. since, in this case i will cover the image with stitch and fabric, i am not concerned about permanence. let me say though that if you wait a day or so and then iron hot, when you wash, part of the color comes out, but part is permanent. you can experiment. i have other methods to discuss, but this is the cheapest and fastest and that is what i did today. the other thing is.... white fabric is boring. i used a tan chambray on this one to tone down the color... acts like tea dye. i will prepare some other samples to show after i get a new ink cartridge.
.... have shown here a close up of the unusual rabbit piece with part of the print still exposed to show the technique.
