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Designing with Rust
This is a sample of one of the experiments done in November of 2009 using the rust dyeing (pigment application) technique. A finished artwork should be completed by January 2010. To see other experiments in rust application, please go to the Hand Dyed Fabrics page and see the subpage, Rust Dyeing.
I am currently creating work for this section. In November of 2009 I started experimenting with using rust as a dye medium in making some of my hand dyed fabric. This technique has been referred to as "rust dyeing" but is really the application of pigment to the fabric with rust being the catalyst to this process. These pieces of fabric will be made into textile artwork emphasizing the fabric design created by the rust pigment. These pieces will be heavily hand quilted to add texture to the fabric.
Some of the things I've been using in the process include architectural ironwork, rusted car parts including a radiator shell from a 1920-1930s vehicle, a clutch plate from a tractor, and other found items that had rust already forming.
The first piece in my Rust Pigmentation series is a diminutive piece measuring just 10.25” by 12.25”. The grape bunch motif is applied on a piece of dyeing canvas. My own hand dyed fabrics are used for the surrounding frame of the piece as well as the binding. The piece is heavily hand quilted in an echo motif around the grapes, branch, and leaves. See Detail. A diamond grid is hand stitched in outer frame representing the wire framework grape vines are trained on in a vineyard.
This piece is designed to be displayed in any orientation. The Back image shows the hanging design. The main image left is the orientation I selected for a typical exhibition. See Orientation 2 and Orientation 4 for examples of the piece hung vertically. Orientation 3 shows the piece 180 degrees from the primary image. Purchase
Rusted Grapes Art Quilt - (c) 2010 10.25" x 12.25" (25.5 x 30.5cm) - $800
If you want to inquire more about this technique, please contact me by going to the Contact Artist link on the side menu bar or email me at jean@jeanjudd.com
