More Bleach Discharge

These are some pieces that I made about a month ago, but have been so behind in blogging....
These were done a little differently than my process before. I used circles and leaves as "masks" and sprayed bleach on the fabric to get a resist effect.


These were folded and then the edges were dipped in bleach. Lots of different shapes you can get with folding.


This one was a shibori wrap that discharged a little too quickly! It is mostly brown, rather than its original black. Subtle, but a neat pattern.


Now I've just got to DO SOMETHING with it!

Bleach Discharge Line Drawings

Here are some more bleach discharge experiments. I wanted to see if I could get some finer control over where the bleach went. This time, I used Electrasol liquid dish washer detergent with bleach, and put it into an empty glue bottle. It was a little bit too thick to get through the nozzle, so I had a little bit of a hard time squeezing it through, but not bad for a first try. The piece that is in the upper left, I did by squeezing a large amount onto the countertop, and swirling it around with my rubber faux finishing tool, and then laying the fabric on top. Got my counter nice and shiny too!

Skinny Book, Fat Book

I just finished pages for two swaps--the first is a Skinny Book Swap with the theme Winter. The pages measure 4 x 7 inches. These are being swapped out on the Art Techniques group.

This next one is a technique swap on Mixed Media Art Friends. These are Fat Book Pages, measuring 4 x 4 inches. This one is the bleach discharge.

And this one is the Dip-n-Dye method of dyeing paper towels. Two of my favorite techniques!