mmmmm, rust
December 15, 2008 ~ posted by fiona in colour :: environment :: felt
Saturday morning on the beach yielded a rusty treasure – a pole, the size of an axle, perfect for shibori wrapping. My wonderful husband lugged it home for me – though it’s not far to go, it was quite heavy! I’ve collected a few other little rusty odds and ends on our walks as well.
In the new year I’ll try some silk wrapping, but as it’s going to be outside in the salty air anyway and it’s bound to rain quite a bit I’m just leaving it covered in a strip of calico and will see what’s happened in two weeks’ time.
I had a bug last week, still recovering from it in fact, and so I got behind with work and that left very little time for making. Just a couple of small felt samples, trying to capture some of the colours of the sea and sky, and the winter machair. The top one is nuno felt – merino and silk tops on silk georgette, and the bottom one is merino – it looks the same size but is really just a scrap, much smaller – how hard it is to get a sense of scale on-screen. I actually remembered to measure shrinkage on the nuno sample, which started with a piece of silk 35 x 26 cm and is now 23 x 13cm.
Hi Fiona, lovely felt pieces. I do like the colours. Did you felt on just one side or make a georgette sandwich?
Helen S :: December 15, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
so you too have been bitten by the rust bug!
The colors of the felted pieces are gorgeous,your felts are really going places.
neki desu
neki rivera :: December 17, 2008 @ 10:23 am
The Tiree air is obviously agreeing with you! Lovely pieces
Jackie :: December 19, 2008 @ 10:59 pm
I can see amazing landscapes in that.
joanna :: December 20, 2008 @ 8:50 pm
Hi Fiona,
here’s wishing you the warmest of hebridean fire-sides with love and happiness over this season and for 2009
May your stars always be bright,
and the winds of change never knock your baubles down!
Helen S :: December 24, 2008 @ 11:58 pm
Your part of the world sounds magical to me. I’m hoping you’ve recovered and are feeling healthy and strong. Wishing you a happy turn of the year, and a new year full of joy and creative endeavor.
juanita :: December 29, 2008 @ 8:16 pm
I’ve just spotted your reference to a rusty pipe and other rusted pieces. Are you planning for the rust to show through your shibori wrappings? If so it’s probably happened by now! I’m working with stains, etc. at the moment so I’m curious. I had a friend at college who did jewellery and made wonderful metal discolourations but I didn’t actually take much notice at the time. Soft and pliant stuff more my thing.
Lesley Bricknell :: January 10, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
[...] unwrapped my rusty calico soon after the new year, not a finished piece of fabric really – I don’t think it stayed wet [...]
loveFibre » time to do the ironing :: January 18, 2009 @ 6:07 pm
the colours in the felt are beautiful ~ did I read correctly that youre in Tiree ~ my friend goes there every year and she makes amazing art from the inspiration she gathers there, I will have to visit one day ~ Judy
Judy Scott :: January 21, 2009 @ 9:46 am