Printing Archives - Jane Mercer Felt Artist

Why I enjoy the excitement of Eco Printing

Eco printing is fun, exciting and for me a good change from natural dyeing and felting. Here in the UK now is the ideal time for eco printing. The flowers are blooming and the sap is rising as the spring turns in summer. I had a great experience with a workshop in 2016 with the wonderfully generous Fabienne Dorsman-Rey at Art Van Go . This year I have refreshed some of my Eco printing knowledge as I was lucky enough to win a free workshop with Kathy Hays. Their Eco Printing methods are not the same but are very complimentary and I would recommend them both. Looking back a year ago I am delighted with this eco printed and slow stitched cloth I made during and after Fabienne's workshop. I also incorporate Eco printed silk into felt pieces. Below you can see where I used the almost shibori dyed edge of…

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09/07/2017

Artybird Carnforth / Printing

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I have been trying out some Lino printing , firstly with a Christmas present kit and then at Artybird. I am not sure where I am going with this but it's good to have a play. I started simple , with shapes and black acrylic paint on paper . I was quite pleased with the effect. Last week at Artybird I tried again with inktensive blocks and a more complicated design , in fact two designs. The idea was to print onto felt. It is totally unintentional that they look like legless birds. Here I have tried printing on fabric with the inktensive blocks. Not very impressive. Worse was to follow as I tried to print on felt. What a disappointment , I think my shape was not well chosen and getting an even distribution of the colour medium to transfer to the felt seems very challenging. Back home I tried…

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15/05/2016