{"id":7591,"date":"2022-10-30T16:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-10-30T23:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=7591"},"modified":"2022-11-06T21:15:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T05:15:58","slug":"a-challenging-exhibit-resist-2022-10-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2022\/10\/30\/a-challenging-exhibit-resist-2022-10-30\/","title":{"rendered":"A challenging exhibit – ‘Resist’ – 2022.10.30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A few months ago, a new exhibit titled ‘Resist’<\/strong> was announced by the Fibre Art Network<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exhibit overview says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Resist\u2019<\/strong> explores resist techniques while preserving the unique individualistic style of each artist. Resist – an art technique that uses several layers to expose or define a design in negative space. Resistant substances are applied as a coating to protect a surface during some process e.g. prevent dye adhering.
Resist can be created using wax, crayons, inks, paints, pastel\/ oil sticks, tape, masks, paper cut outs, stencils, stickers, glue, medium, flour paste, crackle paste, and\/or fabric that is bound, scrunched, clamped, etc. Resist can be be artistic, positive, negative, frightening or enlightening\u2026..to stand firm or hold out (against), not yield (to), fight (against). To resist something such as change – you refuse to accept it and try to prevent it\u2026..resist temptation of\u2026..couldn\u2019t resist teasing or laughing at\u2026\u2026 Each piece must incorporate one or more resist technique.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

I’m not very familiar with resist techniques and found it a struggle to decide how to proceed. A number of my fibre art friends generously demonstrated several resist techniques – so many techniques, none of with I had any experience with! I eventually settled on mono-printing with acrylic paints using a gelli plate<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next decision was what type of resist to use. With the help of several friends and much time spent referencing books, websites, videos, etc., I experimented with a variety of techniques including layering with grids, sequin waste, strings, and shapes cut from paper and plastic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n