New Carving for Studio Tour Sept 7-8
Monday, August 26th, 2019
WHITE LINES have their own history in fine craft disciplines. In ceramics, the ‘cuerdo seco’ technique leaves an unglazed line on tiles which separates sections of glaze. In print-making, Blanche Lazelle and the Provincetown group in New England left un-printed white lines to separate areas of color on woodblock prints. In silk painting, the serti technique uses lines of resist to separate colors. And, for wood artists, there is a white liming wax that we can use to fill carved lines in our work.
This wooden quilt uses while lines to unify the 6 inch and 3 inch blocks of cherry, along with turning, carved textures, milk paint, and stencils.
After making these blocks, I decided to make my own printing blocks for printing textiles. These very recent efforts will be on display for the Studio Tour this year, along with the first fabric quilts I have made with them.