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Category Archives: vegetable prints
Woodford Folk Festival 18-19
My year began at Woodford Folk Festival running workshops in the Children’s Festival, where children can roam and discover a festival designed just for them. This year there was a beautiful permaculture area complete with wisdom from Costa Georgiadis in … Continue reading
Posted in Artist in Residence, banners and flags, Festivals, illustration, Indigo Dyeing, porcelain printing, printmaking, vegetable prints, Woodford Folk Festival
Tagged Childrens Festival activities, hand painted fans, Nancy Brown, Nancy Brown artist, printmaking, screenprint, screenprinting, Woodford Folk Festival, woodfordia
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some new blues
Back from firing, some deep new blues:
Posted in ceramics, jewellery, mosaics, paisley, porcelain printing, printing on ceramic, printmaking, screen printing, vegetable prints, wearable art
Tagged ceramic print, clover jewellery, octopus jewellery, porcelain printing. printmaking on clay, printing on clay. transfer printing on clay
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Shifting
It’s Ekka time again, I have made some shifts for the Botanical fashion parade, my contribution to the slow fashion movement, a small and growing sewing machine led rebellion to the globalisation of fashion. A response to questions that are … Continue reading
Posted in Fabric printing, inspiration, printmaking, screen printing, silk painting, silk printing, vegetable prints, wearable art, winged things
Tagged handmade Brisbane, shift of consciousness, shift of seasons, slow fashion, transformational shift, wearable art
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Rusty Roo Artist retreat
A weekend at Rusty Roo artist retreat collecting leaves for printing onto scarves. I was very happy to see how well the leaves from the property printed onto the material. Brewing the pots on a fire that Cameron built for … Continue reading
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Tagged handmade in Brisbane, indigo Brisbane, Nancy Brown artist, plant dyes, plant prints, Rusty Roo retreat, shibori, shibori Brisbane
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gumleaf sauerkraut silk
I unrolled this small silk bundle this morning, It looked dark grey and smelt of gumleaves and sauerkraut, and I was surprised at the vibrant colours that were revealed, even some turquoise from the copper that I had wound the … Continue reading
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Tagged Nancy Brown artist, Nancy Brown textiles
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Popping up
All the porcelain jewellery in my collection begin as images in my journal, which I print, shape, glaze and fire to make into jewellery. After much making, my work is now in these shops: Kickarts Gallery Cairns– gallery of contemporary … Continue reading
Posted in ceramics, Fabric printing, Indigo Dyeing, jewellery, paisley, porcelain printing, printing on ceramic, printmaking, screen printing, silk painting, silk printing, vegetable prints, wearable art
Tagged artisan Brisbane, blue porcelain jewellery, broken china jewellery, made in Brisbane, printed porcelain, printmaking, screenprinting
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encaustic and silver
I’ve been exploring some new things: encaustic painting and silver etching, inviting both mediums to push the boundaries of the printmaking process and its curious alchemy. Tutors: Encaustic painting: Colleen Woods http://www.colleenwoods.com.au/ Jewellery: Clare Poppi http://clarepoppi.com/
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Tagged encaustic painting, printmaking, silver etching
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talking about the shift
I made three plant themed shifts. for the EKKA: they were hand printed linen with handcrafted and printed porcelain buttons and jewellery. The prickly shift: a layer of self protection to live with enthusiasm and inspiration. Sharp spines guard the sensitive being … Continue reading
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Tagged EKKA fashion, porcelain printing, vegetable gown, wearable art
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Bookish
There are a wonderland of books in the Brisbane library system. To me, flicking through photos and illustrations wandering around the shelves, reading snippets and making slow decisions about what I want to borrow is like taking a little holiday. … Continue reading
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Tagged printmaking, printmaking ceramic, printmaking jewellery, printmaking on canvas, Stones Corner library
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an indigo pot
It takes time to mix the brew and create that magical blue that glows and deepens in air. My BIA class have been fastening, stitching and printing material to dunk into the bubbling indigo brews. The chemistry is curious and curiouser. … Continue reading
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Tagged indigo dye bath, indigo print paste, indigo shibori resist, printmaking, printmaking with Indigo
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