This is my zippy little two-seater Altima.
She just got paid off last October and after our three-year companionship, I think she and I understand each other brilliantly. She'll be with me for as long as she can roll down the road. Her name is Fun Car because... well... because she really, really is.
This is my zippy little stacked journaling sketch of my Highly Prized Fun Car.
I lightly sketched in the outline and added the blunt details with pencil. Then I stacked journaling inside the details with Steadler Triplus Fineliner pens.
This week also sees me preparing for a week-long independent study group I'll be attending this month with my masteries instructor, Jane Dunnewold. I've been doing a little 'old fashioned' fabric dyeing- using my washing machine to dye yardage of pale-value solids in several different primaries.
I spent a lot of time making sure that my machine would be appropriate for dying a good solid color. I measured the water temperatures before and after each agitation cycle, and then timed the cycles themselves. Turns out that all necessary factors were in perfect balance for full immersion dyeing, so I launched into it.
The first two pieces came out of the machine with a soft, even color across the length of the fabric. I have no reason to think the other two I do today won't be just as beautiful. I wish I'd known how easy it would be to achieve a true solid just by using my machine- I'd probably have done bolts of fabric this way by now! My hope is to continue to layer color, imagery and text onto these pieces throughout the indy study week.
I hope your new year is filled with fun, creativity and laughter!
6 comments:
It will be interesting to find out the result of your next batches. Fingers crossed they all turn out well. Do you know of a good dark brown dye that doesn't wash out on rinsing?
It is good to know about the solids in the machine, Judi. Will you you be speedy down for the indy in your fun car?
Fun car indeed! I have a brand new sketchbook for the Sketchbook Challenge lying here waiting to get unwrapped and am still figuring out how I'll do this. I'm enjoying seeing everybody's sketches and am sure I'll find my own way of doing it as I try.
Wow, I'll bet you could even make my car look fun! (it's a boring looking van to haul crates of clay & pots around)
Have fun adding your magical layers to your newly dyed yardage!
Terrific Judi! Glad to hear the machine works for you, too!
Sketching in a book is something I just can't get into....good luck with the challenge. I will be following.
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