Indigo Blues: Surface Design with Natural Dyes

Indigo Blues: Surface Design with Indigo

Starts March 28^th 

Indigo Blues: Surface Design with Indigo is a comprehensive Four Week online course which is a one-stop resource for anyone wishing to learn the art of Surface Design with Indigo.

During the Four Week course you develop a solid foundation of the concepts of Surface Design using Indigo. 

I will teach you the necessary core skills needed to create beautiful art cloth with Indigo!

During this Four Week course you will also learn about the history of surface design with indigo from ancient times to modern times.

Topics Covered Include:

• Immersion Dyeing
• Bound Resists including Shibori
• Potato Starch, Gutta, and a non-toxic glue resist for immersion dyeing
• Fabric painting with indigo
• Mono printing, stamping, gelatin plate printing
• Screen printing You will screen print with Rust and Tannin Patterning Techniques via screen printing as a Final BONUS LESSON.

As part of my private Facebook community, you’ll discover a global community of students, and friends, to support and to inspire you.

My passion is for you to experience the joy of working with indigo, and to learn which type of indigo vat works best for you!

Downloadable videos, which means you will have lifetime access.

Downloadable handouts, so that you can print out the information to use in your studio.

Access to my Facebook Community.

JOIN NOW AT  http://kbaxterpackwood.com/wordpress/online-classes-workshops/indigo-blues/

Thermofax Woes

The light bulb burned out on my thermofax machine this afternoon, I've been doing some reading since then nad have discovered that my machine is 1. much older and 2. the light bulb for this machine is not that common!  If you have a thermofax machine you need to check the amps/volts before you purchase your bulb the bulb for the 12 amp 115 volt machine will NOT work in my machine!  Onward searching I go!

Mono printing

I over printed yesterday's reverse print, which didn't turn out so well the print looks really good with color coming from behind, though if I were to do it again I'd make the top print more saturated.

This last one is my favorite out of the bunck, even if it is a little crooked on the paper. The object in the background to the right is a windmill, they are springing up all over the rural landscape here so it's only natural I would incorporate them in my work. ;-)

More Mono Printing

The first three, was still working out the ink consistancy on the brayer.

Printed on PFD cotton fabric that has been prewashed, just not ironed.

First run is now completed.

Not bad for a first run it's been about 5 years since I've done any serious printing.

Mark Making with Nature Book on CDROM

Mark Making with Nature: Surface Design with Natural Dyes on CDROM now available in my shop!

Natural Dye Video Uploads

I'm uploading more Mark Making with Nature out takes to my YouTube check it out!