My last post was not quite a month ago - I had to look back to think of all that has happened since then.
June 12th we got to evacuate again - a new fire started on the west side of the peaks and came through the canyon heading northeast. We saw the smoke, I got bags ready, then we got the "Go" to evacuate. Back over to my friend Cinde's for 4 days!
I had just set up a shirt to gravity dye, so it sat there for the duration:
If I had been home, I most likely would have rinsed it out the next day, and I don't know if it would have come out like this, but I sure like it! My love affair with gravity dyeing was sparked, and I've been doing more since we returned! Here are a couple, including one I custom dyed for a friend:
This one was purchased by a fellow artist at Arts Connection the day I brought it in!
Sold this one to a fellow artist at Sedona Artist Market! Think I'm on a roll...
And I custom dyed this for another fellow artist, Louise! Got one in the washer right now as well...
On another note, I recently got a bunch of my bowls back from my friend Jana - we had been collaborating on gift baskets - she's a soap maker - but her business wasn't doing well, so she decided to close up shop. So I decided to increase my booth space at Arts Connection from a wall display to a large round table, and I got it set up earlier this week:
It's nice to have a space with a 360 degree view, and it's right up in front at the gallery.... first thing people see when they come in!
So what's next? Well, our annual Flagstaff Open Studios tour will be the last weekend in August, and I will be joining my friend Cinde and 3 other artists at Cinde's home for the event! And we are bringing back the Prelude Exhibit at Arts Connection - each artist who is participating in Open Studios will have space to show 2 or 3 of their creations so that people can visit the exhibit to see which of the locations they want to visit during the event. Prior to Covid19, our opening was always well attended, and Cinde's location has had around 100 visitors during the weekend of Open Studios! We are looking forward to another successful weekend August 27-28, so if you're in the Flagstaff Area, be sure to stop by Arts Connection for more information about the event!
Meanwhile, back to the dye works I go...
5 comments:
Your blog posts are always such a treat for the eyes, plus I can feel your enthusiasm for new techniques. I absolutely love love love what you're doing with gravity dying -- keep it up!!!
What exactly is gravity dying?
Gravity dyeing is a process where you put your tied garment on an object - a bowl (placed in a bin to catch the dye runoff) or on a sawhorse or "A" shaped rack, also placed in a bin. Then you apply the dye in powder form, not liquid. You place your ice on top of the dye, then it slowly melts and dissolves the dyes, which gradually migrate down the garment. It takes awhile, sometimes you need to put more ice on, but the results are amazing! There are a couple of youtube videos you can find by searching for "Gravity dyeing", and if you're on facebook, I highly recommend the group "The Process of Ice Dyeing". They have wonderful process pictures to guide you. Have fun!
Gosh thank you. So it's sort of like snow dying.
I learned a technique from my local SAQA group... "jam jar" dying that had some nice results and is easy for someone like me who doesn't have a lot of space to make a mess...lol
Very much like snow dyeing, only you don't have to wait for the snow, lol!
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