We started off the week by dyeing papers and using techniques
like batik and discharge to create patterns. Then we learned
some iron on transfer techniques and applied them to paper and
fabric. I used all of these techniques on watercolor paper, but
I also used them on pages of a dinosaur book that I found the
week before. Then we used the papers we created to make
collages, this is mine: I created this by pulling fabric over a
stretcher frame (like you would canvas) and then applied
additional layers of paper & fabric to it with acrylic medium.
This made the layers really stiff, like a vinyl or waterproof
shoes. But I didn’t want to just have this 24″ x 21″ collage
piece, so I decided to cut it up in order to make smaller, more
interesting collage surfaces: After I had some interesting 3″ x
3″ squares, I knew I wanted to create a book with them. I have
loved Jacob’s Ladders since I learned about them in high school
(I didn’t have one as a kid), and when I discovered it can be
used as a book form, well, I fel