Shop Window Art

Top shop display window

Selfridges display window

Link here:

http://www.selfridges.com/en/Whats-On/Events/London/Celebrate-London-Fashion-Week-At-Selfridges_Celebrate%20London%20Fashion%20Week%20At%20Selfridges/?brdcrmb_trail=WhatsOn%7CEvents&rssLink=false

Tooting Market Project: Natural Dye Workshop

This week I attended a natural dye workshop by Kirstie Williams which is part of the tooting market project. 


Links here:
http://www.kirstiewilliams.blogspot.com
http://tootingmarketproject.wordpress.com

Natural dye method: 

1. Mixing the mordant and water to soak the material.

Recipe: 100gr. of material = 5 grams of copper (copper sulphate) + 50ml vinegar in 1 litre of warm water.

Hot water = shorter time for the material to soak.

Cold water = longer time for the material to soak.

Function: fixative. 

2. Soak the material for 1-2 hours. 

3. Soak the weld in water for 45mins - 24hours for better colour results.

                                  

4. Strain the weld through a net curtain.

5. The fabric goes into the dye bath (medium heat on the stove. The longer you leave it the darker the colour and the shorter you leave it the lighter the colour. 

You can place the strained weld (tied up) into the dye bath.  

Samples: 

Weld natural dyeing sample on various materials such as silks and cottons. 

Visiting the Saatchi Gallery

Some works of art I really liked at the Saatchi Gallery:

Anthea Hamilton

The Piano Lesson 2007

Mixed media 200 x 500 x 400 cm

Tessa Farmer 

Details of Swarm 2004

Mixed media Vitrine: 208.3 x 243.8 x 68.6 cm

Toby Zieger

Designated for Leisure 2004

Oil on scotch brite: 285 x 400 cm

Toby Zieger 

The Grand Cause 2006

Oil, pencil and gold leaf on canvas: 210 x 242.5cm

Caragh Thuring

409 2008

Oil, gesso and ink on linen: 244 x 335 cm

Gareth Cadwallader

Dead horse

Oil on panel: 23 x 37 cm

Mustafa Hulusi

Exstacy Almond Blossom 3 (L) 2008

Oil on canvas (2 parts): 244 x 325 cm

Maurizio Anzeri 

Penny 2009

Embroidery on found photograph: 24 x 13 cm

Maurizio Anzeri 

Rebecca 2009

Embroidery on found photograph: 20.5 x 15.5 cm

Maurizio Anzeri 

Giovanni 2009

Embroidery on found photograph: 51 x 41 cm

Luke Rudolf 

Portrait no. 19 

Acrylic and oil on canvas: 150 x 125 cm

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Portrait no. 18

Acrylic and oil on canvas: 190 x 160cm

Luke Rudolf 

Portrait no. 20

Acrylic and oil on canvas: 174 x 145 cm

Ximena Garrido-Lecca

The Followers 2010

Mixed media installation: 457 x 1,169 x 27.5 cm

Richard Wilson

20:50 1987

Used sump oil, steel Dimensions variable

Work-in-progress review presentation