context and development

Visiting the Whitworth gallery, I was inspired by the work of William Scott. His work is abstract with a heavily textured finish.

                             

                             

The contrast between the colours and bold black is something I want to focus on. 

As well as adding marks onto my fabric I thought about  also resisting it. By using wax and a form of batik method, I experimented by brushing the wax over my dyed fabric then adding discharge paste straight over, then steaming. After melting the wax of, I was left with exactly the effect I wanted. 

                             

By doing this I was able to create more layers to the print. The wax creates a textured surface when brushed on then the discharge paste takes away any of the dye that has not been brushed with wax. This also reduces the amount of water used to create the print as I didint have to add any more dye to create a texture. I aim to carry on using this technique on a larger scale.