I hand dyed a piece of fabric using Ellen Anne Eddy's dyeing method http://www.ellenanneeddy.com/
Then I used Shiva paintsticks and torn paper as a template to add the mountains and highlight the moonlight and lake. Shiva is fun to use if you have the patience to wait 24 hours for it to dry!
Cynthia
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I love your mountains and your quilting. What a great use of torn paper. Wonderful textures.
I'm a bit distracted and bothered by the moon beam and the colors you chose. Moonbeams don't fall in a straight line like that. They flood everything in a soft cool light.
Love your pink mountains!!!
Shiva sticks are fun, but I have found, they really have a mind of their own. They 'tamed' them well.
Using tissue paer is a technique I want to try. Beautiful.
Carole
I love your mountains. The colors are so pretty but I do agree with Linda about the moonbeam.
Betty
Hi Cynthia - the mountains are very attractive. I took a class on the Painstiks last month and was introduced to the technique you used but hadn't seen it used in a finished work.
The quilting you have done emphasizes the shapes of the mountains very well. I also like the way you have let the fabric have its say in what it would become. The dark blob near the water has a nice tree look to it and the mountains recede off into the distance.
Roberta
Thanks everyone for the comments. I don't like the unnatural moon light effect either. I'll have to try to fix it somehow...any suggestions?
Cynthia
I suppose you can't remove the Shiva paint, but You could pick out the gold quilting that is on top of it.
My first thought to cover up the yellow that you don't want is opaque paint. You would probably need to use it in more areas than just the moonbeam so it wouldn't look look like you are just covering a mistake. I think you aren't supposed to use acrylics on top of oil. Perhaps you could use the Shiva sticks in various shades of pink, purple, blue to hide the yellow. Are Shiva sticks opaque? You might consider adding some white to the moon.
The colors in this piece remind me more of a sunrise or sunset than a moonlit landscape. If you do another similar piece, you might try it in cooler colors.
Thanks, Linda...good ideas!
I am really drawn to, and into this piece. When you painted the fabric, did you have mountains in mind, or was it a happy coincidence? I wonder, does it have to be moonlight? What if you turned it into sunrise, add rosy tones to the shiva...do you have a blending stick? I've had really good luck blending and softening edges of shiva using my fingers to rub and direct the paint.
Cherie
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