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Monday, October 03, 2022

after two days of jamón and wine



back to work. our nephew and his wife's visit was indeed too short,but terrifically enjoyable.
 the maiwa course has me bouncing off the walls.💖 everything about it the content, the way it is presented, the clear explanations.
already started working with printing with mordant paste.interesting that there's no universal reecipe for the printing surface, one has to try what works with the different tools. wooden blocks -at least mine- like a firmer surface stencils on the other hand profit from a less firm one.
i am being incredibly judicious following instructions, taking all kinds of notes, cleaning the brushes, urfaces  and tools right after finishing working. the cleaning part is a major feat as i tend to leave that for mañana but sometimes mañana doesn't come.    (シ_ _)シ.







this is medium weight cotton sheeting dyed with carrot tops
already dunged to clean the background .there is stenciling,block printing,foam stamp printing and foam roller.







i need to concentrate more on the processes and less on the results, but all in all it has made impact on my practice. seems i'll be bidding farewell to the kamikaze dyer.





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Friday, September 23, 2022

omotenashi



means hospitality. using flowers to convey it.
have a good weekend






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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

the science behind



scouring. i had always eyeballed everything being the kamikaze that i am. however now i am starting to weight the fabric ,record and derive the formula for the soda ash and synthrapol. can't wait to start the actual dyeing as i foresee an improvement in colors and cost effectiveness.
the murks above. i am using a whole lot of  locally sourced cotton fabrics, and some vintage linens from my mother in law.





the cellulosics already dried and pressed.

on with the silks which have been in my fabric bin as long as forever. got many at a closeout sale of a store during my barcelona years.







turning a page my nephew& wife are coming this weekend to visit auntie and uncle.need to prepare so i am taking a short break until next monday.  friday vid will be a scheduled post.




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