I am going to finish my Dutch Sojourn now - having given you my bird's art view of Amsterdam, Kröller-Müller and Westhoven over the last few weeks. Being in Holland, my unspellable unpronouncable maiden name V L I E T S T R A was just another familiar surname and there are loads of names ending in "stra" with origins in Friesland. My great great grandfather Andries Klaasen Vlietstra was granted his surname in 1811 (see the previous blogs 15th May and 16th May 2012) and I enlarged the photocopy … [Read more...]
LX Exhibition 3 – Alpha and Omega
Here is the piece I finally submitted. When framed: 40cm x 40cm. The circle is screenprinted onto slub silk with black acrylic ink.The lettering is handwritten with a pointed brush using gold acrylic ink.The signature square is gold leaf on gum ammoniac, with very fine brush lettering - about 1mm high. Letter Exchange Lettering exhibition:Words Set FreeMondays - Fridays27th September - 19th October9.00am - 8.00pmThe Free Word Centre60 Farringdon RoadEC1R 3GAFarringdon Tube StationShare|| … [Read more...]
Silk Fabric and Gold Ink
Initially I used a fine smooth habotai silk, but it "shifted" when I stabilised it and after printing I had some crooked letters. When I tried the decorative hand stitching it was impossible. I then swopped to Silco - 55% silk, 45% cotton and that worked much better, although it felt more like cotton than silk. Okay for the white banners, but I tried dyeing it earthy colours and it looked like grubby dishcloths.So, a trip to London, to Berwick Street, Soho.I love Berwick Street. I took these … [Read more...]