Last week I finally got all the ingredients and supplies ready to start doing a bit of Katazome again. Yay! I made the resist paste and after refrigerating it overnight, had a go at printing a small piece.
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| The set-up in the backyard. |
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With my stencil taped down on top of the fabric, here I am starting to squeegee on the resist paste |
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| Pasting |
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| Finishing, making sure all the gaps are covered and the paste is even |
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| The big reveal! removing the stencil carefully. |
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| Filling in a gap (called a 'bridge') with paste and my fingers. |
After that, I stretched the fabric over an old canvas frame to dry. Next step...dyeing!
Wow, I am happy to find you! Isn't katazome just magical? Wish I could have seen the Inagaki exhibit. Hope I did not miss it when I was in Japan this spring. I saw plenty of other marvels, however.
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