Last week I printed on some fat quarters with my Gelli plate
and pine boughs. I thought I would try out some ideas, but I found I was having
a really hard time wrapping my head around the required dimensions. It is
proportionally narrower than I am used to working. Generally, I start with one
shape and let things evolve around it. The dimensions grow as I add to the
original piece. I was worrying too much about dimensions as I put pieces next
to each other.
I decided I needed to cut a piece of fabric to the
dimensions of the final piece. That way the piece can grow with constraints,
but without the need of a ruler permanently in my sewing hand. I am going to
look at the shape on my design wall to internalize it. Maybe I will end up
printing on this fabric or maybe I will just pin my printed fabrics to it.
The shape is awkward to divide. I think same size blocks
would look strange, but also boring and predictable. A division into top and
bottom with some element diagonally connecting the two halves could work, but
maybe too symmetrical. It could become a positive/negative sort of contrast.
Decisions, decisions.
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