Sketching new handpainted silk clothes ideas

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Sitting in Piccolo Padre Café this morning, and had my watercolour pencils and notebook with me, so I sketched a couple of colour combo ideas ...

I'm desperate for some new clothes, and it's time to make some, so I doodle for a bit and decided what I really want is something bright - obviously :-), something to slip on which could be smart casual or dressy, depending on what I wear with it. Something really comfortable and which drapes well, and looks faaabulous!

Of course what I've ended up sketching is my TeenaTop design, which I always come back to as it's so simple in its shape, yet has unlimited potential for all kinds of colour combinations, as well as all kinds of types of silk to choose from.

You may remember I've been painting on white sandwashed silk most recently, so I'll use that. It feels so cool and delicious - I love it!

So that's my personal project for this week - a gorgeous new TeenaTop or two :D - and I may just go for the purple and orange which I've sketched above.

PS - if you're wondering about the watercolour pencils, I bought them in an art shop - I colour in my design, then with a slightly damp paintbrush I wash over the colours, they merge and smudge a bit, just like real handpainted silk. You can see my little water container in the photo, top left.

Can't wait to get started!
Ciao for now,
Teena


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Walala Wasala African Textiles exhibition

Walala Wasala African Textiles exhibition

I've just been invited to the Opening Night of this wonderful exhibition - I love the bold bright colours of ethnic fabric, and there are many stories around this marvellous collection.

"The Walala Wasala exhibition sheds a light on the African continents’ tradition of fabrics in telling African stories and tells of innovation and development efforts.
It is hard to find anywhere, a more colourful recording of history.

This distinctively African method of communication provides an on going record of what is considered significant in the context of a particular time and place. The everyday cloth also offers insights into some of the changes occurring in modern Africa.

The eighty textiles presented are from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Zanzibar. Many were acquired through the propaganda fabric sections of political parties in power."

From: 23rd April, 2009
Where: ACU National Gallery @ Strathfield, NSW, Australia
Gate 3, 25 Barker Road, Strathfield

I'm really looking forward to it!

Teena




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