Monoprinting fun

 

I spent a fun afternoon first foraging for foliage and then monoprinting onto cotton organdie. 

Using paint and acrylic inks to build up several layers of shape, colour and inplied texture.

I chose some horse chestnut leaves for this series. The combination of an interesting shape and the precise ribbing on the underside of the leaf makes for good prints

The result from an afternoon's work was a range of printed fabrics all related in theme and sharing a similar colour palette. These will now be pieced using the Pojagi technique into a double-sided panel.

This work is in preparation for the 'Monoprint Magic' workshop at eaubrinkstudio on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June 2024.

There are still a couple of spaces left if you would like to come along. Please book direct with Anita at Eau Brink. Telephone 01533611009

A bonus are the papers used to test the prints and with multiple layers of print. These will go into my paper box for  use in multi media work or as end papers for my handmade books

These are the poor old horse chestnut leaves after all the printing. I did try to think how I might be able to resuse these, but told my self not to be so silly and put them in the bin!