We set up the two workstations, as last week; with two tables set for calm and careful concentration required for silk painting and guttering; and two tables set aside for batik.
The batik unleashed a burst of energetic fabric painting, dripping and splashing onto an array of vest-tops and bags, each with a unique set of colours and mark-making.
These reminded me of paintings by
Jackson Pollock, and the Stone Roses iconic album cover. It was such an absorbing
and engrossed activity! Those splats up the wall said it all. A chance to be
unbounded, with so much to express and vent.
"Loving this. Could do this all day!"
I was fascinated by the variety of
approaches to applying the colour. 
A batik bag created last week was
painted in a very considered and delicate manner, that still allowed a element
of experimentation. The result was colours that flowed and seeped into each
other, mixing and combining in that lovely free way of watercolour paint. But,
this was applied in a very thoughtful way, so slight and delicate an effect.
The colours look almost whispered onto the canvas. It requires a lot of skill
to know when to stop, to boldly pronounce, 'that's enough, I'm happy with the way it
looks."
This
was an interesting contrast to the high energy approach. 
A similar free painting approach was applied to the scarves. The fine silk fabric encourages this kind of watercolour mixing effect.
A happy accident led to the discovery of a great new technique. Silk paints had been applied to the silk while it was still folded, so the colours seeped through and splodged on the plain fabric underneath. This created beautifully unpredictable contrasts of colour.
Excellent results!!
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