Friday, August 19, 2011

Upcoming Exhibit: Transposed

trans·pose   [v. trans-pohz; n. trans-pohz]
1. to change the relative position, order, or sequence of; cause to change places; interchange

This idea encapsulates my love of fabric and it's possibilities. Not only can you add to the surface, but you can always reverse or remove color and design through different bleaching and discharging techniques. Sometimes the adding and subtracting happens in so many layered steps, I lose track of the journey. One recent piece (still not finished)

steps: dyed, dyed, discharged, dyed, discharged, varnish (not including all rinses and washes in between!

Upcoming exhibit opening Sept 9 at Framations

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