Dyeing with Sharpies - very easy

Link to original website

100% Cotton - (T Shirt) 

Piece of thick cardboard - for placing inside T Shirt

Sharpies - preferably with thick 'nibs'

Eye/Medicine Dropper

95% Alcohol - (make sure your room is well ventilated)

Draw dots with Sharpies on to your T Shirt 

Gently drop alcohol on to your dots - they will spread.

Let them dry.

Place in tumble dryer for about 15-20 mins, then wash.

Pure silk can also be used.

Laser Cut Paper Art

 

Eric Standley

The Colours of Nature

Primulas - this colour is just wonderful .........

these Narcissi are pure white - beautiful

these Roses were on their way out - but still beautiful

Decorated Eggs - Ancient and Amazing!

2000 BC Egyptian Egg

3000 yr old Punic Egg - Ibiza

From Ur (Iraq)

engraved Stone-Age eggs - South African

..... couldn't really resist this one :)

Eco Art

 Nick Neddo is a multi-talented artist - his work looks wonderful -

pen and ink

Willow bundles

materials

tools

Basketry

Marina Fomchenko

Mahdi Chandler

Suzan Drummen

 

Suzan Drummen - Artist from The Netherlands.

"The installations for example, are made from crystal, chrome-plated metal, precious stones, mirrors and optical glass. From a distance they appear clear and orderly, yet upon closer inspection, the eyes become disoriented by the many details and visual stimuli. That moment, of being able to take it all in or not, is explored, time and time again. The visual perception is challenged, requisitioned and intensified."

Kiana Moseley - watercolour

Kiana Moseley - beautiful watercolours

Ethiopian Religious Art

This is a religious book and is so beautifully illustrated.  It's from the Abune Michael Kebe church (known as The Blue Church) in Northern Ethiopia.

Other Ethopian religious work

 

 

storage bags

Hot glue gun

This rough 'shape' was made from a hot glue gun.  I drew the shape with the hot glue on to a plastic sheet, let it 'set' and peeled it off very carefully. I then placed it on a sheet of drawing paper and spray-painted over it.

I thought the effect was quite interesting, and for abstract rather than detailed shapes, this is worth a try.  I wasn't that impressed with the actual gun that I'd bought but maybe a better quality one would be easier to use.

Sculpture - Sliced Bread!

ANTHONY GORMLEY - this work is made from sliced bread, paraffin wax and on aluminium sheets.

Close-Up of above

Can be viewed at Tate Britain

Pouring Paintings - Holton Rower

Holton Rower - You Tube

Richard Tuttle

This textile installation is in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern (London, UK).  The colours in the photos are really saturated, but the actual piece is not quite as bright. Specially without the sunshine!  The fabrics were made and dyed in India - where the colours must look wonderful. There is an exhibition of his other varied works at The Whitechapel Gallery.

I'm afraid I wasn't so fond of a lot of the 'assemblages' but loved the more painterly pieces.