We're half way through the 100 Day Project 2022! It's flying by. Progress is steady, technique is improving, and I'm discovering interesting things.
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| Day 50 of The 100 Day Project 2022. |
100 Days of Stitching: Stitched scroll with found objects
The 100 Day Project for 2022 started on February 13 and I'm doing two projects again this year. For my 100 Days of Slow Stitching, I'm on the third fabric scroll. The first 20 days are on scroll #1 and Days 21 - 42 are on scroll #2.
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| Two completed stitched scrolls and the beginning of the third. From The 100 Day Project 2022. |
Since starting scroll #3, I've been experimenting with the blanket stitch and its variations. Here is the stitching for Day 50.
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| Day 50/100: 100 Days of Slow Stitching found objects and fallen pieces. |
100 Days of Patterns and Textures with hand-carved stamps
For my stamp-carving project, I'm working in two sketchbooks and they are filling up quickly. Over the last 20 days or so, I've been combining multiple stamps in patterns and layers. One can eat up several pages just experimenting with different color and stamp combinations. It's so liberating and fun!
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| Working two sketchbooks for The 100 Day Project 2022: Patterns and textures with hand-carved stamps. |
My carving is getting better and I've figured out a few techniques to getting cleaner designs. I have 52 hand carved stamps in my collection.
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| 52 hand-carved stamps in my personal collection. |
I have a plastic pencil box in which I keep my stamps. This makes it easy for traveling.
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| Plastic box for traveling with stamping supplies. |
Stamp carving discoveries
This 100 Day stamp project has the most learning potential for me because I've had very limited experience with carving rubber stamps. A few things I've discovered so far:
- the simplest design is often the most versatile.
- ghost prints (a second print without re-inking the stamp) can make the design appear more complex.
- ghost prints make it look like there are more colors of inks than there really are,
- every stamp has TWO SIDES!
- if stamps are the same size, or have a side with a common size, they are easy to combine into a new design.
- using acrylic mounts for the stamps make the process cleaner (less inky fingers) and easier.
- taking photographs (for both projects) is much better in natural light. I don't like the color shifts from incandescent inside lighting.
My pattern for Day 50/100:
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| Day 50/100: 100 Days of Textures and Patterns with hand-carved stamps. |
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| Hand-carved stamp and patterns. |
A quote by American filmmaker, Ava DuVernay, was illustrated in a recent Do the 100 Day Project post:
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| "Don't wait for permission to do something creative." —Ava DuVernay |
