rayna gillman                     process                                           studio 78

The joy is in the process - no matter what tools I use for surface design.  Most often, my work starts with the naked cloth and builds up in layers.  Working with dyes enables me to add and remove color till I get the result I like.

All of these processes are spontaneous, serendipitous, unpredictable, and give the gift of surprise. And the more layers, the more interesting the cloth.   Below, examples of...

stamping the cloth with soy wax

  dye around the wax resist

more colors added

My batik process, using non-toxic soy wax, kitchen implements, and dyes.

Deconstructed screen printing - a favorite of mine!

thickened dyes on a screen + clear print paste =  the first layer

taking the dye out of the

screen, onto the  cloth

contemplating what's next

text, of course!

and now, some red

steamed, washed, dryed, ironed

                Done!

writing with a syringe