Embroidered Collage

As you can see, I played this morning.  I tried out the Jacquard marbling kit for my first foray into the process.  I only did paper, not fabric, maybe next time.  I had a lot of fun moving the colors around and the directions were very good.  Pictures of the process are in the previous blog entry.

I was a little disappointed in a couple areas, but I think I might not have done the set up quite right.  When I cleaned up at the end I found a gelatinous mass at the bottom of the tray.  I think a lot of the chemicals might have settled out, so I had a more watery surface than I should have.  This could have explained why I had trouble getting strong patterns.  The paint kept flowing after I combed it and maybe it wouldn't have on something more viscous.  I also used up all the paint but still have enough chemicals for another batch.

I took notes as I went.  When the pages were dry I cut a strip off of each for a bit to add to the sketchbook page, one of which is shown below.