Dan is currently in his last week of his first semester of his Honours Year at Uni. Consequently a lot of tea is being drunk. I am making the most of this by playing with them all.
This is the bowl I use for dyeing
with a few small rusty pieces in the bottom
and here are a few taking a bath
I vary the ingredients
sometimes I add a little
from my jars of metho and natural dye pigment
After their bath
thye lie around on water colour paper
to dry
Opened up and tea removed
a rainbow of tea bags
the bonus is the dyed
watercolour paper
which I am making into little books
I think I will also add some
tea bags to the inside
this little tea bag
has been rusted
indigoed
and waxed
inspiration for something larger
I have a few of these frames
they are from bee hives
thrown away at the local tip
I plan an exhibtion of them
in my studio
for the
Coming up at the end of
September
x te
3 comments:
Great idea to place the drying bags on watercolor paper. I have been placing them on paper towels and tossing them. Silly me! What a waste. I will try your method. Thanks.
The whole process is quite contemplative and no doubt very satisfying Trace.
Hi, Trace. Lovely results on the dying. And what a great idea with the bee frame. I have tons of them and had never thought of the possibilities!
best, nadia
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