Over the past few weeks, i felt a little bit stuck with where to go with my work.
I decided to start experimenting and trying things out with wood and resin.
Personally, I've always loved colour. In the past, all of my works are focused on colour and it is very rare that i don't use colour in my work. So, naturally, i started thinking "how could i make the resin and wood more colourful?". Yes, i could use resin dyes (but that would be too simple!).
So while i've been experimenting, I've decided to go down the root of using natural dyes and stains.
I remembered back to last year when i created my sand and seaweed bowls. The seaweed made the resin quite a dark green / turquoise colour. At the time, it did not really cross my mind. But now I think, why should i use toxic dyes and powders when i can create my own out of natural things, like the seaweed? Of course there is also the factor that making your own dyes and stains from food and plants is a lot of fun and makes me feel like a little kid again!
I began by looking through my cupboards at home. I pulled out anything that was dry, or could be dried, and made into a powder (or close to powder).
I then went to uni, and did some experiments on some spare chunks of wood.
I tried to use wood that had its natural surface so I could see how the resin reacted and soaked in.
I decided to use the below ingredients for the experiments.
I decided to start experimenting and trying things out with wood and resin.
Personally, I've always loved colour. In the past, all of my works are focused on colour and it is very rare that i don't use colour in my work. So, naturally, i started thinking "how could i make the resin and wood more colourful?". Yes, i could use resin dyes (but that would be too simple!).
So while i've been experimenting, I've decided to go down the root of using natural dyes and stains.
I remembered back to last year when i created my sand and seaweed bowls. The seaweed made the resin quite a dark green / turquoise colour. At the time, it did not really cross my mind. But now I think, why should i use toxic dyes and powders when i can create my own out of natural things, like the seaweed? Of course there is also the factor that making your own dyes and stains from food and plants is a lot of fun and makes me feel like a little kid again!
I began by looking through my cupboards at home. I pulled out anything that was dry, or could be dried, and made into a powder (or close to powder).
I then went to uni, and did some experiments on some spare chunks of wood.
I tried to use wood that had its natural surface so I could see how the resin reacted and soaked in.
I decided to use the below ingredients for the experiments.
Coffee
Cinnamon
Tumeric
Paprika
Hibiscus tea
Baked spinach
- used fresh spinach
- baked on a low heat for 3-4 hours
Green tea matcha powder
Chocolate
So i initially started to mix the natural 'dye' with resin, and paint it directly onto the wood.
I use lay up resin, not casting resin.
Results to come!
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