Will this flag saga never end? I think I left off with having the background printed (before I left to traverse the world). That proved to be more problematic than I had anticipated. I thought the flat of gold textile ink, which was screened onto the fabric, was in the middle of the fabric and that it would be a simple matter to print the border and the flower where I wanted them. None of this proved to be true. First - the flat somehow was not in the exact same place on each flag although I am at a loss to explain that since I put them all down in precisely the same place on the bed and pulled them exactly the same. Oh well - another of those printmaking mysteries. This made it nigh impossible to get the border and image in the middle of the flat, but I donned my suit of armor, jumped on my white charger, and spear (or brayer) in hand, forged ahead pretending that I knew exactly what I was doing. Most of them turned out to be, more or less, in the middle. At any rate, I am pleased with the result and am now ready to move on to the next project, although at the moment I am not entirely certain what that will be.....
Here are the flags hanging above the studio door, ready for Open Studios Tour last weekend:
And, below is a closeup of three of them:
I'm certain they are going to waft their thoughts of wisdom, beauty, love, friendship and imagination all about the house and garden and we will live in perfect tranquility forever after. Well, it's a beautiful thought, don't you think?
Of course, these beauties are for sale - you can have a set of your own for a pittance! If you're interested the set is $100 or $25 each for an individual flag. Each flag is 12.5" x 16", hemmed and strung on polyester cord. Contact me at Barebonesart@ comcast.net
