Pat Pauly is a WEALTH of knowledge, so I really learned a lot when I took a 5 day dyeing/printing class with her.
First up: colors look different when wet vs. dry. Leslie’s samples served as examples.
Bigger can be better. This piece, below, is about 31″ x 45″. So, Pat finally got me to work larger. And I have to say I love it. I’ll be buying a big screen.
Leftover dyes work well when just smeared on. Who knew? (This is Pat’s example, below.)
Everything goes with everything. These are my words, not Pat’s, but it seems to apply to the way she combined things. UH-mazing! To my eye, she seemed to purposely pick the most jarring fabrics to use together and then they looked good. What?
She demonstrated this over and over by folding fabrics so their disparate parts ended up playing together nicely. THIS is what I want to be able to do!
This detail shot of one of her quilts shows what I mean. I would have never used burgundy and fuchsia together, but with a little bright yellow (again, unexpected) mixed it in all works. The other thing I want to learn.
As much as knowledge as I gained in this class it was also humbling as I realized how much I still need to explore and work on. I’m invigorated and excited to try it all!
Ellen Lindner
P.S. Pat also got me to wear long gloves, but not an apron!
No comments yet.