how many layers is too many?

more puff paint,but this is somewhat less of a sample more of a sketch.the gold texture is stenciled puff paint on lutradur,painted and zapped with the heat gun.then some stitching and more heat gun. added two layers of  black tulle one with larger holes behind and a very fine whisper of a tulle in front. both were stitched some puff paint added.

this time i used the hairdryer as i wanted to preserve the integrity of the tulle.

this one although still a sketch had to be more thought.

there are 4 layers of lutradur painted,stamped and  machine stitched together .

the last layer is very fine lutradur stamped with puff paint,

then painted and finally zapped to reveal parts of the bottom layers. the puff paint didn't puff so much, but the texture is nice and has definition.

these are in between loom rest sketches actually r&r and by that i don't mean music  ｡^‿^｡

 you can feel even in the city that there's a change; the light,the heat and humidity are almost not bothersome, the plants. in a few weeks a new season will be here.








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master of masters

arai junichi textiles.
have a good weekend!

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experiencing texture

i've always shunned textures. working with textures was,for me, an easy,obvious solution or effect.
like using red in a composition-instant miracle! .maybe it's a peeve developed in the 70's with all that lumpy clumpy look. visual texture is another thing, takes much thought as it is a more sophisticated resource.but again this is just me.

the time has come to experiment with  puff paint in surface design and actually playing around.
the above is a sandwich of florist mesh, lutradur, poly organza and puff paint stitched together and zapped with a heat gun to see what happened.  high drama.i think it could take a bit more heat to expose the bottom layers, but heat guns are treacherous animals.




stamped on lutradur, good definition, but lacks dimensionality 

 nice lace effect on lutradur good puffiness, controlled heat gun.
lutradur laciness can be exploited to an advantage.

thick application, some puffiness. could work once painted.

 parchment paper with photo transfer, slick surface. good puffiness which leads me to infer that the less porous the surface the better the result and the more controllable the heat.





it's been fun and liberating, no pressure to create a finished work. like sampling at the loom!


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