Melted Sheers
This is a detail shot of my current work in progress. (Click image for a larger view.)
I started with a dark blue sheer fabric. On top of it, I scattered bits of interesting sheers: metallic, patterned, and white. The top layer is a hand painted sheer fabric. I used my soldering iron to burn through all layers, which was supposed to fuse them together. (It didn’t achieve that purpose, but it made interesting wounds.)
Next, I used my heat gun, front and back to distort the fabrics. This is especially fun to do on the front, since the wounds grow and reveal the middle scattered fabrics in interesting ways.
Finally, I added some hand stitching to hold everything in place, and glued some beads in place. This portion is finished. Now, I’m trying to decide how to best mount and display it. My current thinking is that it needs a dark blue border of melted sheers.
BTW, melting sheers is TONS of fun, but it’s also toxic. If you try it, wear a respirator! (Not a paper dust mask.)
