Showing posts with label textile design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label textile design. Show all posts

Friday, January 23, 2026

Collages - Studio 1A - Thomas Jefferson

 

Making so many Concept Collages for Studio 1A at Jefferson.  I left UC Davis and I'm in school at Thomas Jefferson.


Looking at How the Professionals Do It - View Magazine


Looking at How the Professionals Do It - Selvedge Magazine


My Takeaways


Looking at the Book - Design by Nature


My Response




The Dangerous Old Woman Archetype - Photography Assignment




The Neglected Orchid - Preliminary Work for Artist Residency in  France



Saturday, February 15, 2025

Madder Class with Graham Keegan

I had the pleasure of working with Madder and Mordants with Graham Keegan.  It was very fun and I can't wait to study more.


This is Graham Keegan's Studio.

Madder growing outside Graham's studio,


Here are some examples of his work.


This are some of the tools we used.




This is an example of painting with natural dyes on fabric.




Here are some examples of Madder dying with mordants.


These are all the possible colors you can get depending on the mordant.


Here's a page from William Morris's book that inspired Graham's Book.


This is a William Morris carved block. Something to aspire to.



Here are some more of Graham's Designs.



Recipe from Grahams Book.










Our pieces drying by the coffee shop.




The Madder Dye,