Silk painting for young starters
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by Catrina
In this class the students where very young and sometimes needed to be encouraged to use both hands for coordination.
I gave them a first experience with painting silk, the flow of the paint and the mix of colors.
I was surprised how much white space the children insisted to leave blank, expecting them somehow to use every bit of the nice blank surface.
First hand experience with needle and thread as decoration was added. A set of free hanging fish where created by stitching the fabric around some pliable bamboo. The light shines beautifully through fine silk and a breeze easily brings movement.
