. . . and more from Art Van Go - part 2
One of Lana's colourful papers which she then started to cut and collage. Art Van Go have a great studio/workshop space at the back of their well equipped shop. They have everything a girl could desire. Having made the printing blocks the students started to print with them on A1 sheets of white cartridge, working out their patterns and repeats. We used acrylic paint to print with. Once the A1 sheets were printed up and dry we colour washed them with a dilution of procion dye powder and water. You can see how beautifully the different coloured dyes bleed and mix together on the page. Once dry the acrylic paint resists the dye. Lana started to build up layers by cutting up one sheet to apply or collage onto another sheet. One of Lana's layered pieces which she later went onto stitch. Another one of Lana's printed sheets . This is one of Kate's overprinted sheets, it looks quite 3D if you slightly offset your over ...