Module 1, Chapter 1 – continuation

 

 

When looking at Fig.1 and 2, I realized that there were hardly no complementary coulers represented, just very slightly in Fig. 1 -  picture 5  Antependium. “Christ in You. The hope of glory”. 

There you can see,  blue/orange/gold & green/red small crosses.

 Below in Fig. 9. “Colour and Crosses Collage” I have tried to show some pictures  where the complementary colours,  blue/orange & red/green are represented.

Works from textile artists as Ruth Issett, David Walker and Sheena Norqay  can be  seen in the collage.

 

 Fig. 9.

Colour & Crosses Collage

 

A selection of my own photos representing different sorts of crosses

“Stone cross”                            Runestone outside the castle of Gripsholm in Sörmland, Sweden

                                                from the 11 th century.

Barred window. Kärnbo church ruin.          “ Chair crosses”

Mariefred, Sweden

Wodden crosses. Exhibition at the Liljevalchs Art Gallery in Stockholm  july 2012

Module 1. Chapter 2.

 

A. Making coloured papers.

 The papers I have coloured for this exercise are cartridge and tissue papers .

I have used Brusho water colour, another water colour (cannot remember the name) and Kemtex Transfer Dye.

The reason why I used the Kemtex Dye was that with this Dye I chould get a very dark blue colour.

 

Fig.1. Coloured papers.

 

B. Printing onto Coloured Papers.

 

It was hard to select just one cross shape or part of a cross shape, so I made 5 different stamp shapes.

I wanted to test different stamp materials and also see how the different shapes appeared when stamped.

 

Fig. 2.

Stamps made from one eraser and some

other rather soft carving material.

 

Fig. 3.  Fig. 4.

Cut out shapes from soft sponge material with glue on the back.

The shapes are placed on the sides of  an acrylic “stamp block”.

 

Below  ( Fig. 5 – 7) are printing tests with the different  stamps.

Fig. 5. Fig. 6. Fig 7.

 

Below are some of my attempts to stamp on my painted papers. I think that the asymmetrical crosses ( half fork crosses) looks  more interesting  than the symmetrical crosses. Though the Patriarchal cross is symmetrical I think it has some  potental for making a design.

When stamping I have used Golden Acrylics paints.

 

Fig 8

Half fork crosses

   Fig 9. Fig. 10

More half fork crosses                          Simple crosses and Patriarchal crosses

 

 

C. Cross shapes from coloured papers.

 

With the orange tissue paper as a  background and the two blue painted paper, the papers with most contrast, I have used some of the shapes from my research of crosses to make this sample.

 

Fig. 11.

Collage of sampled cross shapes.

Design Theme–Shape and colour. Module 1. Chapter 1.

 

Research and gathering of visual information on Crosses.

                                                        

Fig.1. Pictures showing crosses in textiles.

 

1. Grouping similar shapes makes us see a cross in the center.

2. A cut out from “Red Altar Frontal and Causuble. Designed by Queen Margarete II

     for Harderslev  Cathedral. South Jutland. Danmark.

3. A pieced cross on front of a Chasuble. Designed by Queen Margerete II of Denmark 1987.

4. Log Cabin Chasuble made by Tove Brasse Tuiskoer  Federica, Denmark 1987.

5. Antependium. “Christ in You. The hope of glory”. Designed by Barbara Featherstone. England 1988.

6. Madison Square. Carpet designed by Ingrid Dessau. Sweden 1984.

7. Fabricprint. Mini-X. Designad by Sven Fristedt. Sweden 1983.

8. Fabricprint. Satin-cross. Designed by Sven Fristedt. Sweden 1983

9. Ana Hedstrom. Shibori resist dyed. Untitled 1998.

 

Fig. 2. Pictures showing crosses integrated in funishing.

 

10. Chair. Designed by Björn Alges. Sweden 1982

11. Bookshelf. Designed by Josef Albers 1923. Reproduction 1999 by Rupert Deese.

12. Chair. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Glasgow 1904.

13. Lattice work in bamboo intergrated with wistaria creepe. Japan.

14. Menorah with Lollipops and Hands. Designed by Elisabeth Ryland Mears. 1994

 

Line drawings and rubbings

 

Fig.3. Linedrawings of crosses.

 

Fig. 4. Rubbings of cross shapes.

Rubbings from wall tiles, floor tiles, box lid and stamps.

 

Colour circles.

 

Fig. 5. Colour circle 1.

Colour circle painted with Brusho.

I like the Brusho watercolour as it gives such a intense effect. Looking at the finished circle

I thought that especially the inner circle had too strong colours which could not be called pastels.

 

Fig. 5 and 6. Colour samples.

Those picture looks like a mess. To late I realized that those scrap papers should be sen tin  to the blog. The reason why they look so messy is because I painted over the colour spots with acrylic wax in order to experiment and see if the papers chould be to any use further on. Not very successful though!

 

Fig. 7. Colour circle 2. Caran D´ache aquarelle pencils.

This colour circle is painted with Caran D´ache Supracolor Soft. Aquarelle pencils.

I think this one shows the colours much better than the circle in Fig. 5. Here

it is possible to see the pastels in the middle.

Fig. 8. Colour samples. Caran D´ache aquarelle pencils.

To test how the colours looked when painted over them with water, I decided to keep the

colours in Colour circle 2 as they where and not adding water.

Another try

I will try to select “add a blog” and see if I can publish something on my “amfranzen.blogspot.com”.

I managed this, but thought I made it wrong the first time so I tried again, so now I have 3 blog accounts – 2 Ann-Mari Franzén at blogspot and 1 amfranzen at Wordpress.

Perhaps I have to delete one of the blogspots, but I do not know how to do that!

 

Fig. 1

Olive grove. Koroni, Greece. Photo

Fig. 2

Scanned

Fig. 3

From the web. Fabric sample from e-Quilter.

When clicking the “post draft to blog” nothing happens and when I go to my blog, amfranzen.blogspot.com. There is my first posting and on top of the page your “Poppy”

I think I have managed to make my blog private and have only added your email address, so hopefully you can view it. Before I can handle this I do not want anybody else to view my blog.

I will now publish it and see if that works!

After having published, is it possible to delete it or change something?

I really do hope this will work now!

Sian's test posting

Dear Ann-Mari,

Your blog seems to be working OK. I have uploaded this flower to cheer you.

I suggest that you use this blog from now on as it the system that I use for my own blog (www.stitchloop.blogspot.com) and so I can give you advice more easily.

I will be in touch by email to give you a useful hint on how to add things to your blog.

Have a lovely time in the archipeligo - a break away for the internet.

Look in your email inbox for further useful information about using your blog.

Best wishes,

Sian

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