The reason it is different is that the piece of fabric I transfer the image to is not limited to the size of the printer I use. I could use this technique to print a 6 foot x 6 foot, whole cloth quilt if I wanted too! That size sticks me as a nightmare to quilt but I think it makes the point.
On another topic, this week I tried my hand at cyanoprinting! Now how much fun is that? The reason I had to try it was, one of our students at school is doing photography as her major research project for Year 12 Chemistry Class. Due to time contrastants I prepared the fabric with the light sensitive chemicals (I'm the lab Technician, so it's my job! how sad) for her. Unfortunately, she was away from school on Friday and the fabric had to be used! So I used it!
This is the same feather I used with the Orange Power. I printed it onto acetate sheet and then laid it onto the sensitized fabric, place a sheet of glass over the the top and put the whole lot under a UV light for an hour!
The prints aren't perfect but it is a start! The photo above is of the Derwent Estuary. I took that was is photo a few weeks ago, when we went for a cruise down the river on a friends boat! In the process of preparing it to use I learnt something new about Photoshop! "ctrl i" turns a positive image into a negative image. Just what I needed! Yeah!
This one is my favourite so far. I cut a few bits off a tree fern and I left them under the UV light for about 2 hours! The blue is just so intense!
Here it is being auditioned with some of the oranges from my stash.
I'd love to hear what you think!
Hugz
7 comments:
wowowowoweee!! sally that looks amazing. i'm hoping to do a cyanotype workshop at grampians texture next summer. i just love that blue and it is meant to go with the orange :)
Someone is having way too much fun at work...LOL
They look fab.....love the first feather one
but am going to be square and say the orange does not do it for me.....but ignore me I hate hot pinks and fuchsia.....lol
You get to play like this and get paid?? How fantastic is that? woohoo.. That is fantastic, great results..well done.. and good to see the first one as well as the last, with the learning curve in between..
hugs Annette
Hi Sally, I haven't been on line for a while and have just been going back through your posts. What a wonderful body of work you have. Your lino prints are exquisite. Thank you so much for sharing your work, you are a real inspiration.
The last cyano print is wonderful!! So crisp and clean looking. Thanks for updating on your opinion on using transfers.
Good point about the size with the Orange Power printing (I still have no idea what Orange Power is!) Your cyanoprint pieces are looking good
The are magical...the feather...the fern. The tree I thought very moody. Nice work. Orange power sounds very interesting too. Thanks for your comment on my blog...you seem so much better organized than I and your unhurried, crisp prints show it. Good job! You inspire me.
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