tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22003658424138158242024-03-13T23:10:12.606-07:00notes from 207Random notes about working with dyes and silks in the studio.Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-20077837363971885632018-03-16T14:55:00.002-07:002018-03-18T08:09:11.523-07:00Millenial Pink / NPRNPR is my default listening especially while driving so I was intrigued when the question on <i style="font-weight: bold;">Ask Me Another </i>was "when will Millennial Pink" go away. The answer was no time soon. It seems it has taken fashion by storm and looks good on most people. When I got home I googled it and thought it looked a lot like "Ballet Slipper Pink" which Pantone had pushed for spring of 2017. Well which ever, it is a color that I have been using in lots of my more recent scarves and I am loving it.<br />
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It plays well with others and allows me to continue to explore my passion for building layers and textures. These are posted in sequential order. This bottom one is still on the table batching. This is a cropped image of the center. It is a 60" square. I just love how versatile this color is in combination with a full range of other colors. Here's to #Millennial Pink .</div>
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Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-68868450545122935902017-07-02T14:13:00.000-07:002017-07-02T16:07:14.653-07:00Complements to the Rescure<br />
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When I left yesterday I was hoping that I would hate the blue and red border less when I returned today to wash it out. Alas over night batching did nothing to make me like this better. So I had to resort to my risky but handy technique of calling in COMPLEMENTS TO THE RESCUE!<br />
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It is helpful that I have worked enough with the dyes to realize how much lighter they will dry. But that still remains a bit of a guess.<br />
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I am much happier now, and think I can leave this alone to batch in peace. I will post after it is washed out. The white that you see in the dark blue violet loops is soda ash. I always wonder how much my light blue drop cloth influences my color choices? A question for another day.<br />
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l have been working a lot with the idea of layers and am really enjoying making simple screens using screen filler and sometimes screen filler and drawing fluid. The screen you see on the bottom of the image is straight screen filler and it allowed me to print the red through the negative space.<br />
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I have printed this screen the length of the fabric and left the space between the image and the frame blank, as the image does not make an aligned repeat. Instead I am just filling in the missing pieces by hand and creating my own "faux repeat". The image on the left shows the blank space the large central loop on the bottom was hand painted. You can see on the left that I have just added more shapes. This solves the problem or repeat for me and allows me to just make it up as I go along. If you look to the image on the right you'll notice that I have added additional loops in the empty space.<br />
It is a one of a kind piece so why not improvise as you go along?<br />
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I am heading to Ireland for a workshop in a week and the center looping screen makes me think of Celtic Art meets up with The Jetsons. You get the sense of a repeat without it actually being one. Can't wait to see how this raw silk washes out. It is 45"x 72" I love working in layers.<br />
<br />Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-20506248815151173152016-02-26T13:02:00.000-08:002016-02-26T13:02:09.807-08:00Viscosity Dyeing<br />
My husband is a printmaker and has taught me a smidgen about viscosity printing. It involves using different viscosities of oil based ink in a monoprint or itaglio process in which the thickest inks act almost as a resist to the thinner inks. This may be completely wrong, but it is my blog and my memory so I am going with it.<br />
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I have experienced a similar and very surprising aspect of this while working with MX dyes on silk. So for now at least I am thinking of this as "Viscosity Dyeing" I am working on a series of pieces that remind me of tapestries or persian carpets. This is close up from the center of the piece.<br />
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The ochre reminded me of the lush tightly knotted carpets and I was fascinated that it overpowered the blues and just shines right through. I am guessing that this is because the strongly mixed ochre has filled up all the dye sites. I liked the rug and border aspect so I have continued to explore this. <div>
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Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-62956469297264453682015-11-23T14:32:00.000-08:002015-11-23T14:32:58.830-08:00Michael Olszewski<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I had the great good fortune to spend 2 weeks studying shibori with Michael at Haystack in Summer of 2014.<br />
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Now I am excited to see his work that is part of a textile masters show until Nov. 24th at the Snyderman -Works gallery. It is a beautiful show.<br />
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Michael's craftsmanship is flawless but never the point of the works. All the works are evocative and satisfying. His paintings/drawings/collages are made using the visual qualities of the fabrics. Marks are created by stitching, crocheting, knitting. The works are so elegant, but again that is not the point.<br />
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<br />Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-78156561485817398822015-09-10T16:41:00.002-07:002015-09-10T18:05:14.391-07:00Second dye bath on cotton gauze I realized I have no images of all the pieces soaking in their second dye bath. I repositioned all the clamped resists and soaked all the pieces in a deep violet mixture of mx. I will take you through the opening of the gauze piece. Please forgive the blurry images. I was excited. This gauze took up much more blue... so it has only violet where it bled under the clamps. Perhaps it was because the silk grabbed the boysenberry in the dye mix before this cotton gauze got a chance.<br />
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So much to learn... each element creates it own pattern all of it controlled by the fold. And of course each fabric a different feel and look.Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-34965318312964527872015-09-10T16:04:00.000-07:002015-09-10T18:06:32.183-07:00Opening the packages Hemp foldMany of these shots are blurry. They were meant to help me remember what I did. But there is still much to be learned from them. I tried to take a shot of each step. This first piece goes from shifting the clamps and resist piece in preparation for the second dye bath... thru to finish.<br />
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I love how the purples separate and seep into the whites. The silk once again grabbed more of the warmer colors. It took up more yellow in the first dye bath and more boysenberry in this one. I am guessing that those colors were smaller or faster moving and the blues took their time. Look at the post on the cotton gauze to see how very different the purples are.<br />
<br />Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-14278780817578846132015-09-08T13:07:00.000-07:002015-09-10T18:02:34.646-07:00New Love<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I made this shirt this spring using a fold that I learned at Haystack with Michael Olszewski. When I taught it to my studio assistants we called it the Michael fold. This summer I took Elin Nobles Fold and Clamp class at Pro Chem. It was wonderful and we learned this and many other folds. Ellen calls this one formerly known as the Michael fold <b><i>the rotating square.</i></b><br />
The dropped pattern makes this really special to me. The shirt is a mystery fabric from Jomar, but this one was dyed with acid dyes so I suspect that it is silk.<br />
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Practice makes perfect... or at least gets you going again. These are a variety of fabrics soaking to wet out. I swore that I was going to start practicing as soon as I got home from the workshop so that I would be able to cement the new folds into my repertoire. The best laid plans... it was over a month until I got back to it and it was really a challenge for me to remember. So I spent two days folding these small pieces of ( yellow, viscose) white silk , White bamboo and silk and white cotton into the hemp fold. Here they are soaking in a plastic bin to wet out.<br />
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Each took up the color in its own way. I knew this would happen but was still surprised at how different each was. The viscose dyes beautifully and swell up more than the others. The silk grabbed much more of the yellow in this dye bath. I learned form Jan Myers Newbury that silk grabs more of the dye or takes it up more quickly and that is why in her workshop we were only allowed to work with cotton. She also had us mix certain colors and the silk would take it up differently. This was demonstrated below. <br />
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I changed the placement of the resists on each piece and then overdyed them. Will post the results tomorrow. Even though I knew intellectually that they were going to take the dye differently it still surprised me. The cotton gauze was much bluer than the broadcloth like cotton bandana. The silk was just so much more yellow. Never a dull moment in the dye studio. </div>
Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-76488106994463029882015-09-06T13:43:00.002-07:002015-09-10T18:17:02.713-07:00Lemonade from Lemons I am aiming to record my thought and working process. I seldom start from a plan other than whether the work will be for the wall or the body. In this case I am making two tight twisted seersucker shawls.<br />
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I used different screens but the same dyes to build the two scarves. Each day I would screen and hand paint then allow the dyes to batch over night. Sometimes longer.<br />
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Unfortunately after I washed them out I lost almost all of the deep greens. NEVER USE OLD DYE. </div>
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So I rolled them up and over dyed using acid dyes. An exciting new approach for me.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished scarf.. tied. The colors were dreadful after the wash out. So awful that I neglected to take a picture. SIGH, try to image pale but harsh colors. I had forgotten that mixed MX gets stale and loses strength quickly during a Philadelphia summer.</td></tr>
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So it was acid dye to the rescue. This one was edge dyed by rolling it up and only dyes the outer edges. I lost the lovely orange stripes but gained some great blue depth. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished scarf draped you can see that the deep green of the center linear print became an olive drab. </td></tr>
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This one started with the same folded edge dyeing but I was still not happy so after creating the deeper blue edge the whole piece got dip dyed. The orginal MX printed red ( one of my favorites from the "cabbage rose series" was strong enough to hold its own against the acid dyes.<br />
I am a real fan of edge shading /ombre and love the added depth the acid dyes created.<br />
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<br />Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-85293800221537440752013-07-03T15:49:00.002-07:002013-07-03T15:49:36.008-07:00Twist with Color<br />
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Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-66605925959301934912013-07-01T14:59:00.000-07:002013-07-01T14:59:02.445-07:00Twisting and TurningIt is incredibly humid with everything sticky. I was working on some new small triangles and made a few new deconstructed screens, but it was just too humid for anything to dry. I had a new piece of silk stretched and waiting. And luckily I just jumped in with an idea I had the other day. <span style="text-align: center;">Why not just use a brush and paint black lines down on the silk? And so I did. </span><br />
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Once the silk was activated by the curving black lines I grabbed my newest favorite tool. "Roots only" and just went to town. Can't wait for it to dry enough to had additional layers tomorrow.<br />
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Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-66253552368680480752013-06-16T15:33:00.001-07:002013-06-16T15:36:36.882-07:00Mono Prints<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Had a good time this weekend working with my intern and showing her how to make monoprints using deconstructed screens on Reeves BFK.<br />
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We spent Saturday making the screens taking rubbings and drawing on the mesh with thickened dyes. We let them dry overnight and went off to buy the paper.<br />
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This print had a second layer using a thermofax as well as being brushed directly on the screen. You will see remnants of these red stripes printed on the image below. The images are small... only 16"x10" so this moved along quickly.<br />
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These two images are fairly early in the print order you can tell because the hand drawn marks are mostly white. The dye was thicker there so it acted as a resist.<br />
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<br />Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-8508535981239264192013-06-16T14:03:00.000-07:002013-06-16T14:09:30.940-07:00Big Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I finally got to see these panels hung as a unit the day before the wedding. Here they are as the guests are beginning to fill the white space. The panels were hung 3" apart and with the center panel hung 6" further forward than the two side panels. They are only lit with natural light in this photo and it was a very overcast day. But this shot gives a closer sense of their true colors.<br />
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Here is a view of the brand new Mr. and Mrs. I was tickled at how well the panels worked with the colors of the wedding party and for making this plain white space seem more spiritual.<br />
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Off to enjoy the party. For once I do not have dye on my hands!<br />
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So now all the excitement and work is complete and the panels are wrapped and stored under my print table awaiting another opportunity. If you know of any couple that needs a backdrop let me know!<br />
It was a wonderful day and a beautiful ceremony. </div>
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Hello and Happy Spring from Studio 207!</div>
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Take a sneak peak into what was accomplished today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The following 14 foot and 9 inch
silk panel in front of you, is the first segment of a three-panel piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> This is the center panel and there will be a12.5' panel on either side. These will be hung at</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> ceiling</span> height from a </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">13.5' ceiling... so the dark green on the center panel will disappear into the folds as it gathers on the floor. </span></span>It is my intent that this reference kimono. The flowers will extend across the top of all three panels... and extend further down on the right hand side. These panels will provide the backdrop for my daughters wedding this June. Her bridesmaids are wearing colors in this color range of the flowers. </span>This wall hanging was entirely hand painted, and rolled
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Rolling vertical stripes to create a sense of background and space. The background color of green, will appear subdued with the addition of the newly rolled purple-sage. The deep emerald at the bottom was deconstructed silk screen, but will not be visible when it is installed as the fabric will puddle on the floor. </div>
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This piece will stand nearly 3 times my size upon installation. It's moments like these that require a ladder to gain a fresh perspective.</div>
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The variety of textures one can receive from 2 similar sponge rollers is always surprising! The dark lines atop the larger stripes have been added, a more purpley-sage, to boost presence and volume of the stripes against the yellow background. </div>
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Et Voila !</div>
Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-27254796863132403202013-02-22T15:31:00.002-08:002013-02-22T15:31:21.500-08:00Double Your PleasureAs the long gray days of February continue I am doubling my pleasure by creating and wearing multiple scarves at once.<br />
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I love how this looks like a flower when wrapped. It is very comfortable and warm. <br />
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Each scarf has the same serged edging so those colors act to unify them. I also used the same acid dyes on each of them so they are linked in that way too. It was my first venture screening acid dyes and despite soaking in vinegar to avoid having the sodium alginate clump it still was more of a challenge to remove than it is with MX and soda ash. Part of that may be the surface of the stone washed crepe. I will have to continue to experiment. <br />
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The stone washed circle scarf is 72" and can be wrapped three times around your neck.<br />
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The wool knit jersey is shorter and can be wrapped twice.<br />
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<br />Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-30135334016166786962013-01-12T14:31:00.002-08:002013-01-31T14:49:44.978-08:00Faux Quilts<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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After spending the last several months working exclusively on wool I decided to work on my two favorites silks from last season. This one is on tight twisted seersuker. It will be slightly crinkled when freed from the table, but doesn't wrinkle when packed or when it get humid. <br />
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My table is 5'x12' so I am able to work on two large squares at once.The prints and geometric shapes remind me of quilts. <br />
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This one was overprinted with using a screen with a soy wax grass pattern. I also used the turquoise/emerald to paint a thin band in the center square.<br />
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Meanwhile at the other end of the table I used the same colors but built it in a different way<br />
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This may look quite different when it drys. The final dark looking stripes are actually more of the chartreuse so we will have to see how much that shows up. They look almost flag like to me. The chiffon has a natural texture that will bounce up once freed from being stretched on the table. <br />
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Now it is the wait for them to dry so that I can steam them. They are made from liquid reactive dyes so steaming is required. Will post them when they are edged and made into scarves.<br />
It has been a good way to get beyond January and day dream about the warmer days heading our way this spring. Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-2573836405903966332013-01-04T14:35:00.003-08:002013-01-04T16:32:27.217-08:00Wool Shibori<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Have been having a great time working with wool and acid dyes. Here is an example done by making a sleeve of this tropical weight wool and sliding it tightly down a PVC pole. Take it out, twist it a bit and then over dye it. This wool has a slight crispness so it holds its wrap nicely. <br />
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This is itajime, shapes are clamped onto folded fabric and then dyed. I pieced it together with grey velvet. <br />
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This was all that deep reddish brown and is a wool knit
jersey. I gathered the width of the knit and bound it with string. It
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in a luscious cream charmeuse and has a grey silk caps on the ends. It
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I loved this one. It was still in the 80's when it was made last September and I sold it almost immediately. It went to a good home. I was using up old MX dye that I had and read that if you treated stale dye like an acid dye it would work. I have no complaints. I do love the serged edge on this one. <br />
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Another of the wool crepe dyed with the old MX. Sold the same September day. I do hope it is out and about this cold January.<br />
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I learned this technique this summer from Elin Noble.. she is a great teacher. The grey and violet scarf above was made from this itajime technique. <br />
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2012 was a most productive and exciting year for me. I really mean to blog about it. But for today I will just put up some images that are in a one person show of prints on paper. They are all monotypes done with MX dye on Reeves BFK. I love the rich translucency that the thickened dye produces on this lush paper. <br />
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I think it is easy to see that these three prints were pulled from the same deconstructed screen. With each pull more of the dye is deposited on the paper. I also worked back into them with additional dye either brushed on or stamped. <br />
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I have another six waiting to be revisited. It is a wonderfully exciting process. Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-86775424618624847852012-09-16T07:52:00.001-07:002012-09-16T09:45:33.602-07:00Blog Hop!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When you visit the sites you will see that while I work very differently than many of these designers our passion for patten connects us. I am busy with all sorts of patterns in this neck of the woods, but most of mine are one of a kind and created directly on or in the fabric.<br />
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The one below was navy blue basket weave silk to begin it was tightly wrapped and thiox discharged. Next it was with knotted and wrapped and then vat dyed apple green. Vat dying is so magical as the color comes out and is replaced all in one step. That is how the pale salmon occurred. </div>
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My newest adventure is learning to dye wool. I have only made a few, but am ready to go with a whole lot more. <br />
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Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-81792553785361525212012-07-04T14:09:00.001-07:002012-07-05T12:58:06.058-07:00Pinterest/ Pattern Prints Journal<br />
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Happy 4th of July. I had a lovely greeting this morning on gmail. I had been blogged about on an Italian pattern blog. <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #707070;"><a href="http://www.patternprintsjournal.com/" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>patternprintsjournal.com</a></span></span> I believe that Barbara Mazzoleni (aka Birbaluna) must have first found me on Pinterest. I am not sure how she decided that I lived in NY but maybe from Italy Philadelphia is close enough to be NY. At any rate, it is fun to realize that I have somehow jumped the puddle without ever leaving my kitchen. Here is the link to what she posted about me... if you follow this blog you will recognize much of it... but not the part about my NY residency. <a href="http://www.patternprintsjournal.com/2012/07/patterns-with-silk-translucent-effects.html" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr></wbr>patternprintsjournal.com/2012/<wbr></wbr>07/patterns-with-silk-<wbr></wbr>translucent-effects.html</a><br />
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On another note, getting ready to head off to Quilting By the Lake to take a workshop with Judy Langille. I will be bringing along my ever expanding inventory in hopes of finding new homes for much of it. Last summer the ladies took home lots of Koppisch's. Here are a two of the new items. <br />
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I had a delightful 5 days at the Crow Timber Barn taking Elin Noble's Additions and Subtractions and one of the resolutions that I have from that experience is that I want to do a better job of recording what I am doing. This was a piece of silk that I immersion dyed in red acid dye while there.<br />
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Once I got back home I resolved to follow the pattern that we had in class. All pieces were tagged with tyvek and then notes recorded on the tag. This piece is about to dyed in a strong yellow MX immersion bath... again something I seldom do as most of my dyes are directly applied. <br />
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It was about this point that my good intentions dissolved. What is not shown is the squirting on of old MX dyes that were going to be tossed. It was a deep navy, long stale so not as intense as it once was. It was in a squeeze bottle so I just squeezed color along the exposed edges. <br />
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Viola... what is missing is the decision to cut the original square in 1/2 to make this triangle. Since these are smallish squares to begin with the only way to wear then is to fold them corner to corner to make the triangle, but who needs the extra layer of fabric? It has gotten hot and humid in Philadelphia and these puppies will be called "Tropical Triangles" and may actually allow me to continue to wear scarves from June-Aug. something I have not managed in past. Plus I get two from each original square. That decision doubled the inventory. Of course serging across the bias of this very sheer silk is a bit problematic... oh well there never has been a free lunch. <br />
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Another surprise about this is the color scheme... one of my very first weavings had these colors... I have been listening to Zombie Radio on Pandora and I must be channeling my inner late 1960's.<br />
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Originally I was going to title this "deforestation", but that seemed so harsh.The whole process of creating this installation "Into the Woods" with Joan Dreyer has been magical and it is more than a little sad to see it come to an end. So let me walk you through this one last time.<br />
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<br />The original "Winter Foliage" was an outgrowth of a drawing exercise I had in a workshop with Dorothy Caldwell. Dorothy had us draw with brushes taped to very flexible dowels using India ink and paper. I couldn't wait to try it with dye on silk... but then thought better of the clean up and decided to do it vertically rather than on the floor.<br />
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Joan and I worked through a whole series of concepts for our installation but once I took the orginal "Winter Foliage" down to test out how it could hold the space of the hallway my end of it was cemented. My studio assistant stepped back with me to check out the piece in the space and exclaimed "The woods are lovely dark and deep" and "Into the Woods" was born.<br />
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Joan had been working with dental x-rays and so the daisy and hydrangea sculptures continued the theme creating fabulous shadows and a similar palette.<br />
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It was fun to see peoples feet exposed beneath the panels as they stopped to examined the sculpture. Kids of course had a good time running through it and making the trees drift in their breeze. <br />
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But the seasons change and so do installations and so it was time to pack it up. At least there were no leaves to rake up. I could stack all 5 panels roll them up and now they are resting under my print table. <br />
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<br />Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-91994298079072811632012-04-10T14:47:00.000-07:002012-04-10T14:47:28.921-07:00More Orange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last thing I did before SAQA/SDA arrived was lay out more of the tightly twisted silk seersucker and paint it with a blended yellow dye. I screened half of the length with a red mx and let it dry. Today more got done and here are the results. Soon this joined pieces will be separated and serged. Will post again then.Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-43612278917314953572012-03-17T10:36:00.001-07:002012-03-31T21:38:02.030-07:00Wearing of the Green Where do ideas come from? I was exploring this question when I made this most recent pieced scarf.<br />
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Despite my lack of Irish heritage I have discovered that I am compelled to work in green and orange this time of year. Last year was the first time I noticed this... I was working on a series of scarves that I wanted to screen some gold paisley on to using a thermofax. I was not at all pleased with the screened gold fabric paint. Then I noticed the greens and oranges and labeled that series in my mind as "The Troubles." The largest of those pieces found a new home with a visitor from the United Kingdom who I met at Quilting By the Lake. All but two of the small squares are also out in the real world.<br />
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These pieces began as deconstructed screens and are on my favorite stonewashed silk crepe.<br />
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We have been having lovely weather of late and spring is early because we really had almost no winter. And once again I was surprised to watch myself heading back into Green and Orange. So today in honor of St. Patrick's Day I will share this years versions. You have already seen "Irish Fantasy" above. I have just loved playing with the variety of textures and colors. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Discharged deep green silk gauze, sand colored crinkle silk chiffon, orange and chartreuse doupioni both woven with a red warp, soy wax resist habotai (china) silk ... and all of it edged with brilliant red orange serged lines acting like piping. Now this is my idea of an yummy combination.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Another exciting recent discovery is a new silk that I am working with. It is a tightly wrapped silk seersucker that has a subtle shimmer I suspect because of the tight wrap. It drapes beautifully takes dye perfectly, has a slight texture and weighs nothing and doesn't wrinkle. What more could one ask?<br />
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And I forgot to mention it is nearly 60" wide. It called out to make huge squares scarves that could be packed up to fit in any suitcase.<br />
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Here is one fully open and then wrapped.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Red Cross" wrapped as Sarong.</td></tr>
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It is beach weather somewhere in the world.<br />
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But here in Philadelphia it is a gorgeous St. Patrick's day and a wonderful time to be wearing the green.Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2200365842413815824.post-77112273372312060292012-03-04T10:36:00.003-08:002012-03-04T10:36:58.120-08:00Full House<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The festival of FiberPhiladelphia is in full swing and at this very moment a group of fiber devotes are taking an Indigo dyeing workshop in my studio. It is a lovely thing to see this space being used and enjoyed by so many... while I can idle away at the computer. Indigo Arts Gallery has brought in the Nigerian Indigo artist Gasali Adeyemo to teach this workshop. Here he is busy leading his students through different tying techniques.<br />
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I think there are about 25 folks chatting and working away.<br />
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I don't think I have done justice to the crowd, but I hope it gives you a sense of the space and the number of folks. It once again confirms for me just how lucky I am to have this at my disposal!<br />
I hope all of you will plan a visit during fiberphiladelphia. See all the amazing shows downstairs in the Icebox, the Grey Area, Space 102, the Great Hallway and of course in Indigo Arts Gallery and then come visit my studio! All of this in the Crane, 1400 North American, 19122.<br />
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Once you are here don't miss the fabulous Art Cloth Network Show "Lines and Numbers" at the White Space in the Crane Old School 1425 North Second Street... and "Bound and Found" at Bahdeebadu 1522 North American Street. <br />
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And this is just scratching the surface of all that is taking place in Philadelphia this month!Dianne Koppisch Hrickohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826689893352648986noreply@blogger.com0