Plastic textiles

Wow, Wednesday came around again so quickly! I thought I'd stay with things that melt and show what happens when you iron cellophane paper. This is the heavy type of cellophane used by florists to wrap flowers. Place between two sheets of baking paper and iron, experiment with heat settings and length of time (usually only a matter of seconds) Although it doesn't give off the fumes like tyvek I'd still advise a well ventilated room. After the bubbles have formed on the paper you can brush…

mixed media textile artist

27 plastic bags, remembering. Ines Seidel

plastic bags are made from valuable substances that took evolution millions of years to make. these wall hangings remind of the beauty and the ceaselessness of this process.