By the end of chapter 5, I realised that I ought try and stitch a traditional Indian design. I chose a red background as it is one of the coloured backgrounds in the tunic. I was pleased with my results but really appreciate how skilled the Indian embroiderers are. Although it was well outside my comfort zone, it was a very worthwhile exercise.
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I made a series of card/string/wire blocks to create prints and rubbings. I also used modelling clay to make a relief block from my Indian embroidery.
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This shape is based on the leaves at the base of my Indian flower embroidery. I used wax crayons to make the design vertically.
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The same relief block, used horizontally and closer together.
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Wax crayon rubbed over the clay block, very exciting!
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The same block, using coloured wax crayons.
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Mirror shape circles in wax crayons from a wire on a block.
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Wax crayons rubbed over relief surface based on buttons.
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Treasure wax on tissue paper, rubbed over card and string elliptical shapes.
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Leaf relief shape on crumpled black tissue paper, rubbed with metallic rub-on.
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Metallic rub-on on tissue paper, over elliptical shapes.
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Acrylic paint on gelliplate, marked with relief design.
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Acrylic paint on gelliplate, marked with relief design.
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Ghost print of page 79.
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Acrylic paint on gelliplate, marked with relief design.
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Commercial wooden block on paper, colours lifted from gelliplate.
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Acrylic paint on gelliplate, marked with relief design. I love the marks and the colours. It would work very well in stitch.
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Ghost print of page 83.
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Acrylic paint on gelliplate, marked with relief design. I love the colours and the design. The white areas could be picked out in metallic silver and gold, if converted into stitch.
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Acrylic paint on tissue paper. Markings quite faint unfortunately.
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Pleated tissue paper, laid on gelliplate with 'button' print. I love this print, it makes me think of tree trunks/woodland at sunset.
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Combining blocks of patterns and shapes. There is a lot of movement here and it could work well in stitch.
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Crumpled, painted tissue paper created a fractured surface with explosions of activity, sea anemones perhaps?!
