Solar Discharge

I'm back to working with natural dyes and pigments, inspired by India Flint's new book, Eco Colour. I highly recommend this book, but it's only available in Australia, so you'll have to order it from there.

Look at this solar discharge piece in process. I tied up a piece of dyed cotton canvas into a spiral bundle, and I'm letting the sun fade one side of it. Here's the unfaded side, or the "before" picture, so to speak:



And here's the faded side, or the "after" picture:



It's been sitting in the sun for about a month now, and I think it should be ready to open in another week or so. Stay tuned!