I am so excited to share these pieces with you. This might be the beginning of a new phase of work in the studio. I am combining iron printing here with clay resist, layering color and quality of line. The first photo is an image of bandanas what were printed with an iron ink, using a stencil and screen method followed by dyes after: the greenest one dyed with indigo and weld, the second, just tannin, the third, with dye garden mullein. After this, these bandanas sat around for a while and were not picked up at markets. I wanted to see if i could layer another design overtop so I added more cacti spirits, this time hand painted with a clay resist paste. The second and third images are the bandanas painted with clay and the last two images are the finished products. Once dry I dipped them into an indigo vat and the indigo pigment will grab onto the cotton not painted in clay, the last handful of images illustrate the finished pieces. I am really happy with the results and will be hopefully making some shirts similar to this motif soon. They require so many steps that I hope are not cost prohibitive as I love the finished result and hope others do too! These pieces are in the shop at $68 and can be used as bandanas or hung on the wall, used on a spacial table or altar space.












