It's really interesting how doing something repetitive for a long period of time can be strangely meditative. And I think it has to do with your frame of mind at the time and how you choose to see the task. This 1.7 x 1.2m piece of light-weight cotton fabric took me hours to block print my succulent blossom design yesterday afternoon, but oddly enough I enjoyed it. I didn't focus on my aching arms or the time. Instead I just went with the flow. I thought I might stop half way through and do the rest today but once I got into the rhythm it was strangely addictive. And moving about the fabric also kept me warm when I knew the room was becoming chilly. The hardest part was navigating a hungry cat who kept getting under foot for about the last 40 mins.Then I baked an apple cake and had a glass of red as a little reward.
beautiful kylie.
ReplyDeletelove this print.
whenever you lose the meditative state with repeat printing I think you should investigate getting this design printed as yardage.
Love the print as well as your photos.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much you 2.
ReplyDeleteHow satisfying to see the design come together in it's repeated format. It's fabulous, did it meet expectation?
ReplyDeleteKate - yes I think so. I'd printed it in smaller runs before this so had an idea of how it would look on a bigger piece of fabric.
ReplyDeleteIs this the technique you used from the course you did over at Harvest? I just completed their course yesterday. I loved it!
ReplyDeleteJason - no I didn't screen print these. I block printed them with a lino block. I'm so glad you like the Harvest course. I did too!
ReplyDeleteThat's very pretty Kylie. And Apple cake and red wine afterwards sounds so satisfying.
ReplyDeleteOne of my succulents put out dozens of buds and I eagerly waited for them to flower, but much to my surprise, apart from one or two tiny blooms, the rest all turned to seed. I wonder why. Then one of the night time creatures came and broke the stalk off. Now I'll just have to wait for another flowering.