Color - Textile Project

Continuing on, I've covered the green tissue 

with yellows, browns and more green.

The texture of the paper has given the paints a wonderful depth.

The paints blended beautifully,

but they have left the fabric paper/paper cloth

stiffer than before.

After everything is painted,
I will be adding hand and machine stitching 
as well as bead embellishments.

I'm going to try sewing a part of this material
to see how I can work it.

I've roughly painted in one flower.

The paper cloth is still doing great.

Once all the stamens and other details are filled in,

I hope this will come alive!

Paper cloth!!! - Textile Project

I'm so excited!

The paper cloth idea is turning out fab.

It's quick and easy.

It dries faster than I expected.

Even the NanoBot could 'help'!

Before I get into that though,

remember the lovely image I'm working on?

I just want to give a shout out to the photographer.

Olga Piedrahita, if you're reading this,

thank you for the beautiful photo - 

I'm honored to work with it!

I hope my textile version looks half as pretty

as the real thing!

Now back to the paper cloth:

Here's the muslin all laid out and ready.
Ditto garbage bag underneath.


I made a glue-water mixture and sloshed it on.
Then laid down sheets of green tissue.


I had to stop working before I got enough layers down,
but I can pick up and continue later on!

I don't have the pics for when I was laying down the tissue

(having too much fun to remember to take pics)

but it was just that:

Glue on muslin, paper on glue.

I had to stop and leave home for a bit,

but when I got back it was dry!

Nice and leathery-looking.

But soft and pliable.

Next step:

Adding more green layers,

and then adding colors for depth.

Stay tuned!