Shiva Artist’s Paintstiks
Shiva Artist’s Oil Color Paintstiks aren’t something I use everyday, but sometimes they are just the ticket. I used them in the Boundary Waters series for writing and, at the risk of spoiling my holiday card surprise, here’s a few recent experiments:
I’m starting with fabric that has already been painted, screenprinted, stamped, etc. These are fabrics that I either haven’t gone far enough with yet or just went a little overboard. I only use fabric I “make” myself in my art and generally paint and do surface design without a specific purpose in mind, so “weird” fabrics don’t bother me.
Here are the stamps I used for these rubbings with Shiva Paintstiks. These are made with a Speedball lino cutter and Blicks EZ Cut. A few are mounted on wood. These are several years old and still going strong. You can see I have used them a lot in my fabric painting.
The technique couldn’t be easier. Slide stamp under fabric, rub with Shiva Paintstik.
Here I added just a hint of lettering to the piece above with my un-fancy plate made from wooden letters glued to wood.
Here’s the painted and screenprinted brown fabric with gold Shiva. I only need small pieces for this project, so I’m not looking for whole-cloth beauty here. Just a lot of interest in a small space.
Here is that crazy purple fabric and the first layer. I use only iridescent Shivas for a project like this and try not to use too much of any one image. Layer, layer, layer – color and image.
Here are two more layers coming along. Notice the commercial square stamp. I find a checkerboard to be useful and not a stamp I feel compelled to make. The finished fabric opened this post and here it is again:
Linda – Always good to hear from you.
Janet – If you already haven’t discovered it, I would recommend “Paintstiks on Fabric: Simple Techniques, Fantastic Result” by Shelly G. Stokes. I bought it with my Paintstiks from the Quilting Arts booth in Houston last year. Have fun, V.
This is great. I just purchased Paint Stick to use on Fabric and wasn’t sure how to go about it. You have definately given my instpiration and beauty.
Janet Grundas
Oh Virginia, it makes me want to get out my Paintstiks again … thanks for the inspiration!
Natalya – Thank you! Playing is definitely underrated. V.
absolutely fabulous! now I’m going to go play too…
Run, Susan, run! Thanks for stopping by, V.
Virginia, these “experiments” as you call them are each a gorgous work of art…makes me want to run up to my studio and play.
susan