Designing
with Kilim!
Kilim is a traditional design for Turkish rugs that
has become very popular lately in the fashion, art and home décor world. I
absolutely love using my Kilim Patterns Stencil and find ways to work it into many
aspects of my painting & design projects. Today I want to share some ways
you, too, can use Kilim to add dimension, interest and a boho flair to
different types of art-making.
This is such a versatile stencil that I use
almost every week!
Monoprinting
with Kilim: Hang Tags
I used a Gelli Plate, brayer, acrylic paints and
blank kraft-colored tags to create fun, colorful Kilim gift tags. I love attaching these tags to my Story Card
oracle decks, student goodie bags and paintings I send in the mail.
Acrylic
Painting with Kilim: Creating a Background
I love using Dylusions ink sprays with my Kilim
stencils to create interesting backgrounds for acrylic paintings. For this
piece, “Nightbird,” I started with a layer of messy dripped acrylic paint on
140 lb watercolor paper. When it dried, I sprayed Dylusions ink over my Kilim
stencil to create this vibrant background for the bird and flowers I drew on it
afterward.
Encaustic
Painting with Kilim: Adding Decorative Details
I use my Kilim stencil all the time to add
decorative details to my favorite form of painting – encaustic! If you’ve never
tried encaustic painting, it’s a method of using melted, pigmented beeswax to
paint. I love using StencilGirl stencils with encaustics because the stencils
leave a crisp, defined edge that is very hard to achieve freehand with melted
wax! Here are a few examples of pieces I created using my StencilGirl Kilim
stencil.
In “She’s a Wildflower,” I used the dot pattern and
chevron also included in the 9" x 12" Kilim stencil to add boho details to this
whimsical landscape.
In “The Storyteller,” I used the dot pattern to add
interest and fill out the composition of this more abstract encaustic piece.
I am always finding more ways to use my StencilGirl
stencils!
See more of my work at www.cathynichols.com
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Absolutely fabulous! Love all that rich colour layered so beautifully!
ReplyDeleteI'm just starting to gather some materials/supplies to start encaustic. The warm wax doesn't hurt the stencil? I hadn't thought to use stencils. That's such a good idea and of course will lead me to more stencils lol
ReplyDeleteLove all that rich colour layered so beautifully!
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What a nice Desining with Kilim! I absolutely love using my Kilim Patterns Stencil as well. Many of us like the traditional design for Turkish rugs due to its beautification. Besides, I praise your talent of your good work.
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