New Carving for Studio Tour Sept 7-8
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.