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Jul 19, 2017
Media: artists' pigments on 140# CP watercolor paper, masked border
Size: 6x6 in
While in India we were taken to the block printing warehouse of our driver's family. Fabric is printed meters at a time, inked blocks carefully stamped by hand to create the patterns. Each color of the designs use a different block and must be stamped separately. The more detailed fabrics are more expensive. However, by western standards this beautiful material is very affordable.
While in India we were taken to the block printing warehouse of our driver's family. Fabric is printed meters at a time, inked blocks carefully stamped by hand to create the patterns. Each color of the designs use a different block and must be stamped separately. The more detailed fabrics are more expensive. However, by western standards this beautiful material is very affordable.
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