presoaked in soda-and soap water (from Hilde's book) however I did not measure, wrung and no rinsing, wrapped around a tin can and fixed with elastic, straight into black bean dye for 1 day; washed with water and soap, light turquoise.
It would seem the copper helps turn the black bean dye a greener blue; without the blackbean dye not a lot was happening to the cloth wrapped around the copper pipes, however this may be because I did not leave the cloth dipped in long enough; I will explore this some more. Looking at the pics from earlier works it suddenly dawned on me: (almost) everything I make is an exploration into what I can do, with paints, needle&thread, canvas/cotton/linen, colours, composition, an idea translated into something material. |
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