Here is a detail shot of a shibori dyed crepe backed silk satin scarf that I then livened up with silver spray paint and the application of fabric paint. It was pretty blah before this so adding the bling-bling helped. And speaking of spray paint...
I never got around to bronzing Joel's baby shoes. What I DID do was spray paint one of his beloved shirts and a pair of old jeans. This was a monumental task. Cotton absorbs paint. I knew within 30 seconds that I was not going to be able to spray paint this whole thing as easily as I thought. I had to dip the whole piece into house paint first to seal the threads and give it a nice base from which to work. Then the spraying began. How many cans? Enough to make the guy at Orchard Supply suspect me of perhaps a bit of illegal activity. "So... gonna be tagging the school? Heh-heh". To which I replied, "Nope. The court house." He said, "Well okay then!" I enjoyed that encounter.
To my son I say, "Joel- this is part of the legacy I am leaving you." Like it?
7 comments:
Sweet! That'll match my silver spray-painted Adidas perfectly.
I love the sprayed shirt and pants idea. I have both of my sons shoes bronzed and it the attic somewhere..lol Really neat Marjie..did you have enough left over to set of your clothes? lol hugs, Lorraine
Hey mom, that looks really cool! I wasn't too sure when we talked about it, but I do like it in the end. :)
It's NEVER too late to get those shoes bronzed! Or...have the shirt or pants you sprayed bronzed. Then they WILL last forever!
www.abcbronze.com
Hi, Joel, Lorraine, Marcail, AND the Bronze Shoe Guy! Thanks for the comments on the blog stuff. I suppose there is a way to search words so that the BSG was able to see this. Cool! I have a questions for the BSG- what is the most unusual thing you have ever had to bronze?
now, that is pretty tight ;)
It IS tight and would also be scrathcy! When I look at the piece called "Joel's", I start singing the Tin Woodsman's song in Wizard of Oz, "I'd be tender - I'd be gentle and awful sentimental,
Regarding Love and Art."
Love you!
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