Years ago (like, around 1995 or so) I did a couple of experiments with marbling techniques. One of the things I had in mind when I pondered recycling my old stuff was getting some use out of these sheets instead of just storing them. Gift wrapping has come to mind, but it would be fun to get more out of them (first) somehow.
So I’m going to scan them and see if fun can be had along the way. In fact I think I may want to make more of these at some point, perhaps using better paper. I can’t remember which type of paints/inks I used, but that can be researched I’m sure!
First I’ll need that studio, I think. Or just more hours.
En gang midt i 90’erne eksperimenterede jeg med at lave marmorering, brugte forhÃ¥ndenværende papir, tapetklister i et fad og ja, jeg kan ikke engang huske hvilket farvestof jeg brugte.
I stedet for at de bare ligger og glor i en mappe syntes jeg det kunne være sjovt at bruge dem, måske lave små gaveæsker, men først har jeg tænkt mig at scanne nogen af dem for at se om man også kan bruge dem til noget i Photoshop.
Og så fik jeg i øvrigt lyst til at prøve igen på et tidspunkt, evt. med bedre papir. Når jeg altså lige finder en tidsmaskine, sådan en som kan lave mere af den!
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This was just a small experiment since my rowan trees on the property are rather measly. And the ones along the main road are too tall for me to reach…. So I just did my usual simmer-soak-simmer-soak 2-day routine to get it out of my hair, like. I threw in a couple of berries because, well, they fell into my sack. Alum/CoT mordant on wool yarn.
Birch left, Rowan right, in my usual Sumak drying tree
I forgot to weigh the leaves…..
One of my books suggests it’s a good base under madder and indigo, another that it gives a brownish yellow. (brown in my head not being great under blue? I could of course be wrong)
The colour did turn out to be a different yellow than birch leaves (more on those in the near future), so quite ok as experiments go. Whether the berries had an influence? Well, it’s always fun to have more mysteries waiting out there.
Det skulle lige prøves, ingen forventninger andet end “gul”. Men det kan jo bruges til overfarvning. xx g blade (og et par klaser bær fordi de sad der) til 30 g garn, alun/vinsten bejset.
Den gule farve er i øvrigt, mod min forventning, anderledes end den gule fra birkeblade, så det var alligevel ikke et helt tosset eksperiment. Om det er de få bær som har give en lidt varmere tone er svært at vide, det må jeg teste en anden dag. Men det er da en udmærket måde at få variation.
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I was planning on dyeing with acorns this fall, we have a big old oak tree on one side of the property. I know it’s way too early to harvest, but as I was walking by the other day I was expecting to be able to see them at least.
That’s not too early, is it?
Is this a Danish, European, worldwide 2012 phenomenon or just my neck of the woods? Seems that none of the rowan trees in the area are showing much in the berry department either, now that I come to think of it, regardless of variety.
So those of you with oak trees around – take a walk and send me a report! Pls and thanku.
I did however on the same walk discover that one of our wild patches suddenly sports quite a few St. John’s Wort. Nearly all finished by now of course, but maybe they’ll come back now that they seem to have established themselves? Just have to keep hubby from mowing at the wrong time of year…
Jeg havde planer om at farve med agern i Ã¥r – eller hvis det ikke rigtig gav farve, bruge det som bund for noget andet med garvesyren i garnet/stoffet. Men jeg kan slet ikke SE nogen agern i Ã¥r pÃ¥ vores gamle egetræ?! Jeg ved godt det er for tidligt at høste dem, men de burde da sidde pÃ¥ og være grønne?
Så jeg kunne rigtig godt tænke mig at lave en rundspørge, sende jer alle på vandretur til jeres lokale egetræ og melde tilbage her, om der er agern på jeres? Ikke fordi jeg vil have dem, bare for at opklare, om det er et udbredt fænomen i år.
Til gengæld har jeg i dag opdaget at der er kommet Perikum pÃ¥ engen – de fleste er afblomstret, men til gengæld hvis de sÃ¥ smider en masse frø, sÃ¥ burde jeg kunne farve til næste juli???! 😀 Min mor vil have snaps, men sÃ¥ mÃ¥ vi vel slÃ¥s om dem.
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This is a service announcement in Danish. Sorry for the inconvenience! 😉
Jeg har lavet en ny kategori i sidemenuen “PÃ¥ dansk”, da jeg har valgt at vise den afkortede udgave af arkivsystemet (som vises nÃ¥r man bladrer bagud eller vælger en kategori). Det gør det mere overskueligt at vælge indlæg synes jeg, nÃ¥r man ikke skal scrolle flere kilometer.
Det er stadig den engelske titel som vises, for flaget kommer desværre ikke med, men klikker man på det enkelte indlæg kan man stadig få den danske udgave i bunden.
HÃ¥ber det vil være en hjælp til de som har lyst til at læse med, men kun pÃ¥ dansk. 🙂
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I’ve got soo many old photos, mainly negatives, that I really still quite like. And never really done anything with after clicking and developing. Yes, I have some harebrained assumption that I’ll one day scan them all in super dooper quality all ready to use, show off, play with, manipulate in Photoshop.. I also have some old 3D images that I might like to revamp (haven’t done any 3d graphics for years), old notes keep surfacing with sketches and ideas. I even have a roll of old, half finished paintings somewhere (the garage probably).
So I’m wondering if it would be fun to mix and match, use oldies but goodies in new contexts, print out photos and sample them onto paintings or fabric, use 3D art as background for masked photos – or should I let bygones be bygones? Always look ahead for/at fresh ideas, let old horses have their rest and ride the young ones?
I’d like to hear from people, apart from recycling actual materials, do you ever revamp old finished or unfinished pieces? (I have an ulterior motive for asking – I think my camera is close to going on the blink. Exposures seem to be happening at random, so the shutter could be suffering from the over 30.000 exposures that I’ve seen as the first likely breakpoint on the Canon 20D. I’d love to get a new one, but that means $$ have to happen…)
New photoshopped background
And speaking of old canvasses, my acrylic paints survived 10 years in an uninsulated garage, the oil paints did not. I do however have some very nice quality canvasses that are either halfdone or I don’t like the motif, colours are great to build on. I know I can’t use my acrylics on top, so what, apart from investing in oil paints (which is ridiculous in a tiny house like this unless we want a perpetual headache and cat hair built into the paintings), can I do to salvage these? I hate to just throw away perfectly good materials…
Jeg har længe haft en ambition om at scanne alle mine mangemange negativer ind, fordi jeg aldrig rigtig har fået brugt mine billeder inden det blev digitalt og mange af dem er jeg egentlig stadig glad for. Der er sikkert også mange som er kandidater til Photoshop collager eller andet lir, man kunne printe dem og sample (har vi et dansk ord for sampling?) på malerier eller stof, blande dem med (gammel) 3D grafik osv.
Jeg finder også tit gamle noter omkring billed- eller farveideer jeg har haft og nogen giver mig stadig billeder på nethinden.
Det kunne være sjovt at høre fra andre, uanset om vi taler strik eller billedkunst, om I genbruger jeres gamle ting eller om I kun ser fremad. Ideer fÃ¥r man jo nok af… Og hvordan genbruger I det sÃ¥? Det kunne være fedt med noget inspiration…
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Years ago (like, around 1995 or so) I did a couple of experiments with marbling techniques. One of the things I had in mind when I pondered recycling my old stuff was getting some use out of these sheets instead of just storing them. Gift wrapping has come to mind, but it would be fun to get more out of them (first) somehow.
So I’m going to scan them and see if fun can be had along the way. In fact I think I may want to make more of these at some point, perhaps using better paper. I can’t remember which type of paints/inks I used, but that can be researched I’m sure!
I stedet for at de bare ligger og glor i en mappe syntes jeg det kunne være sjovt at bruge dem, måske lave små gaveæsker, men først har jeg tænkt mig at scanne nogen af dem for at se om man også kan bruge dem til noget i Photoshop.
Når jeg altså lige finder en tidsmaskine, sådan en som kan lave mere af den!
