Fabrics Sketchbook



















This was my first attempt at creating shapes using a piece of string dipped into ink. I realised when I tried it first that I had pit too much ink on the piece of string. After I had established this, I wiped some off the next time with some tissue and it came out great. I really like how the string creates the vertical lines due to being pulled down and out of the closed book.




With the second attempt, I tried to make it slightly more abstract by randomly splattering ink around the string-made patterns. Even though I like this effect, I wish the patterns I made with the string were wider at the top. I feel that when I do this, it shows the interesting pattern it makes better.




As I was more confident by the third attempt, I decided to use different coloured inks and try making the shapes/patterns at different levels. I really like the combination of colours I used as they're all quite similar. This is because I only used red and blue and made the other two colours by mixing them, varying the amount of each every time.













Textile Artists























Jason Kriegler

Merill Comeau


Nigel Cheney


Jennifer Gaye


Michelle Mischkulnig



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