tea dress...

posted by julie on Saturday, May 12, 2007

This weekend i took some time out from 2 commissions to do some drawing...a love these simple pleasures...

Yesterday i stained different types of paper with tea... i really do enjoy this sepia look which gives the paper some depth.

I LOVE Marthas clothes - they all have this simple beauty...the colours and forms are so, so wonderful. A while ago, i saw this girls dress and thought about drawing it... this afternoon was so relaxing and i found some time to sit and draw...

The drawing isnt so great but i would love to try some more of her clothes...

and now im off to learn about david attenboroughs 'silk spinners' in 'life in the undergrowth'...

   

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15 Comments:

1. shari said...
   7:09 pm  
   i think the drawing is lovely. tea staining is so much fun and has a wonderful effect. martha's clothes always inspire me too. xo
   Anonymous said...
   8:29 pm  
   i love tea-dying. i want to try dying more actual garments of clothing like emily from t he black apple. i love your drawing!
   Anonymous said...
   8:44 pm  
   What a beautiful drawing, love the tea staining! Did you let Martha know you drew her dress? She would be so happy that you did.x
   Anonymous said...
   8:45 pm  
   PS. I just read your comment on flickr (you did)!!
   MWM said...
   9:10 pm  
   It's perfect. You really captured the life of the linen -how it sort of holds it's shape....
   I love it and am so flattered that you wanted to draw it:)
   Monique said...
   7:43 am  
   ahhh to find time to sit and draw... I really love the drawing
   Anastasia said...
   9:16 am  
   i love the drawing!! so delicate against the tea dyed paper.
   Coffee granules work well too...
   jen said...
   6:35 pm  
   this is wonderful! perfect combination-a beautiful drawing with the delicate tea stained paper.
   KELLY said...
   12:06 am  
   hi julie! it's good to be back seeing your lovely drawings (i just stopped by 2views too...that blossom WOW!!!) clothes are such a great subject...i can see why you you were inspired. the stained paper adds that something extra as a base to work on. so glad that you paused for some spontaneous drawing...sometimes thats when we can produce our best stuff i think : )
   Feltbug said...
   3:21 am  
   I think this is a beautiful drawing :)
   Ursula Achten said...
   2:44 pm  
   Oh, it's so much fun to draw creases..And your drawing is lovely, particularly together with the dyed paper : there's much life in it!
   amisha said...
   11:24 pm  
   i love this drawing and the tea-dyed effect. martha's clothes are amazing... every time i see one of her garments my heart skips a beat! your drawing captures that simple beauty so well. xo
   Chara Michele said...
   12:59 am  
   That drawing is lovely!
   Anonymous said...
   11:52 am  
   hey that's lovely! such a nice drawing and the tea staining in such a good idea - i had forgotten all about tea staining, i don't think i've done it since the days of making pirate maps :)
   amy said...
   3:41 am  
   i love the drawing! it came out beautifully!

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