Moroccan Surface Design (continued)

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I just couldn't leave the basic design alone. I cut another 6' vinyl stencil to suggest scroll work and applied yellow acrylic paint to which I added fabric medium. Although the yellow paint was the same as that which is in the diamonds, it was not applied as thickly and, therefore, lets more of the dyed red fabric show through and, thus, produces a somewhat pink color. Something tells me that this will not be the end of this surface design project.

Final Fabric Mock-Up for Moroccan Themed Party

Earlier blog entries describe that I was enlisted by a professional stager to create twelve 10' fabric panels for a Moroccan themed gala event. Before I began work on the entire fabric, it was essential that the stager approve the design I had worked up. Thus, I set about making sample. Since an airbrushing effort was unsuccessful, I dyed a cotton panel of fabric cardinal red, heat set it with a hot iron when it was dry, and then used an original vinyl stencil (shown below) to block in yellow diamond shapes with acrylic paint to which I added fabric medium. The next step involved painting rough square shapes in a lime green color with a paint brush. Next an orange circle was stamped onto the lime green square. Finally, large dots were added by using a cork to stamp gold, and blue dots. It is a pleasure to report that the mocked up design was met with enthusiastic acceptance.

When the airbrushing attempt did not work well, I cut a 6' stencil out of a strip of clear vinyl that was left over from another project. Since I was asked to do art work on twelve 10' cloth panels in less than a week, the Moroccan influenced design needed to be uncomplicated so I chose to use repetitive diamond shapes. The vinyl stencil was cut with a new, sharp craft knife.

Airbrushing a Moroccan Theme

I've been asked by a professional stager to do the fiber art work for a Moroccan themed gala that is coming up within the next week and a half and now must figure a way to dye and paint twelve 10' fabric panels very quickly. I've never used an airbrush or compressor before but if I can reach a modicum of control over the tool, this may facilitate meeting the deadline. I'll need to follow my own advice, ,"Never fear to experiment", and so I will just jump in and see what emerges.