Gobbelly-gook

CAUTION: Image-heavy post. ... Mostly because I've been lazy about photographing my progress over the past week and a half. It's very tempting to simply keep knitting once you're in a groove.

Below is a paiting from a series I've been working on. I take images of food I'm eating/making then abstract it a bit in Photoshop and then paint that image. This one is of a Fudgicle. mmmm.

tastey

I'm hoping to make prints of the finished pieces and try selling them, see what I can get from that. We'll see. It's also a bit of an excuse to paint because I've missed it with all the knitting/crocheting I've been doing.


OK, now to the knitty-gritty, hehe. Barb squirmed her way into this next pic, despite my shoooings, but she's a pretty lady so I'll forgive her eccentricities. Goodness knows I have enough of my own.

I made it a bit longer than I had anticipated, I'm gonna fold it in half and it'll make the finished piece all the more sturdy I hope.


Now for the artsy angled pics:







Pattern detail close-up



So, for the next step I'm going to attempt to stiffen the material. To do this I'm experimenting with cornstarch. I've never actually tried this but have seen it done on smaller pieces. ..... So I just made a huge pot of the solution. :)





As it gets warmer it starts to gooify and become translucent.









The dippging was actually quite difficult since I could really get an even coat over everything. It's now drying on my bed with the door closed and a fan going. We'll see how long it takes to dry. ........ And if it doesn't work I'll cry a bit, then figure something else out.