The aim of this section is to decorate a series of papers with a coloured starch paste. I started this section in late April 2020, but for some reason all my samples were put to one side and I didn't get around to photographing them or mounting them in my sketch book. So here we are in early July and I have managed to motivate myself to finish this section...
I made up the paste mixture as instructed and coloured about half of it with a gold coloured metallic fabric paint and the other half with a small amount of liquid Ultramarine silk paint.
Using a variety of different tools I created patterns and shapes into the paste. The patterns were influenced by those seen in the Opus Anglicanum embroideries researched in section 1.
The attached pdf illustrate my samples. Click here to read my report
I revisited this section in late July as I had not included the section on adding metallic effects to relief papers.
Having completed this final section, my favourite piece is a page painted with ultramarine spent dye, sprinkled with salt to create an interesting surface. A layer of paste was marked with a pastry cutter in a circular motion to represent the swirls on medieval cloth. When that was almost dry, I sprinkled gold embossing powder on the relief, then heated it to create the shiny surface.
The attached pdf describes my additional samples. Click here to open my revised report
I found this section interesting to complete, albeit very messy. Some samples were more successful than others. For intricate freehand patterns a very steady hand is needed, but more success can be achieved with the use of stencils and block stamps (both hand made and commercial products).
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