As well as working on paper, we did a lot of 'mark making' on fabric. We talked about traditional indigenous peoples' mark making from various world regions - especially the 'Kantha' stitching from India and the 'Boro' stitching from the remote, poor and cold regions of Japan. I absolutely love the Boro pieces - the honest and noble lives of those amazing women really touches my heart. Thanks to Donna Watson, of 'Layers' blogsite, I have tracked down the book -'Boro - Rags and Tatters from the far North of Japan' and now have my own copy - delicious. Thanks, Donna.
So here are some samples of mark making on fabric, which were displayed hanging on satay sticks suspended in a black box, but now I have joined them together into a book form.
batik resist, wax stage,
batik, dicharge dying [bleach] and stitching,
Kantha stitching front and back,
waxed kimono silk lining stitched to discharge dying 'failure' [not pure cotton],
beautiful waxed silk sample,
'pages' hanging,
stacked,
in the box,
in book form,
with cover.
This is a little book made entirely from waxed kimono lining silk.
....my favourite.
The fabric book is a work in progess - I am stitching a bit more every evening in front of the telly.