Another thing I got a bit obsessed by during our vacation to Hawai'i besides lava was the image of the sea turtle. Especially after I saw one just off the coast! That's him (her?) above. Not a great picture, but I couldn't exactly wait around for the sun to get into the right position :-)
There are very old petroglyphs of the turtle on Hawai'i, and you'll find the image used frequently in fabric design and other arts. So I decided to draw my own and do some little fabric panels using him. I took some liberties...there are no spirals on the original petroglyphs.
Acrylics: Green gold, Sap green
Walnut Ink: Eucalyptus
1. Sponge on acrylics.
2. Mist with water to encourage running.
3. Let dry.
4. Spray walnut ink lightly over stencils.
5. Let dry.
Next week: embellishments!
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Comments
I love the simplicity of this technique. You'd never guess that from the result.
It looks very Hawaiian as well.
I very much like this technique. Thinking of using a light blue fabric, resisted with paper images and then sprayed/misted with darker blue for a cyanotype image. Good stuff!