sun-printing at Lake Mille Lacs

I packed my art supplies rather hurriedly last week, intending to do some more dyeing or ecoprinting while up at the lake. That didn't happen, possibly because I didn't feel like tromping through the woods in search of dye materials (though I did try dyeing with lake weed, which turned out to be very smelly and disappointing.) I remembered the Setacolor paints I'd packed, and on the bright hot afternoons, commenced with the sunprinting experiments using Setacolors and the raw silk pieces I'd brought with me for dyeing.

I may cut these into smaller shapes for further work, though the "BED" piece will remain intact as it has a direction of its own. That piece includes some stamping, results for which were only semi-successful (hard to get crisp transfer using the watercolor-like Setacolors and unsized fabric, but I'm still content with the results.) Another piece not seen, "FORGIVE", is already being embellished with stitch and will be shown when completed. In the later pieces I did several layers of overdying, adding interest to the positive image.

I also used the Setacolors for regular fabric painting, and started a small quilted piece with that silk which I am embroidering right now -- a Lake Mille Lacs sunset, in honor of our third annual stay at Sunset Bay.