Printer's Block Pillow
Am I the only one who buys things at the
thrift store and has no idea what I am buying?
I think it is some kind of print block...
I asked the art teacher and she thought it might be Chinese.
It definitely has some damage...
I tried printing with it to see what I'd get.
I pounced on some black paint with a sponge brush and
pressed it down on fabric.
and wow! a print!
I tried printing it on other fabrics with different textures.
Then I tried painting the print.
I'm not sure what I was painting but it came out looking pretty nice.
Almost looks like a zucchini, don't ya think?
I added some piping and it made a cute little pillow!
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ReplyDeleteNow that is soooo cool, Susan! Awesome find! love the pillow!
ReplyDeleteThat is so interesting! What a cool find ~ Don't you just wonder the stories behind something like that ~
ReplyDeleteA zucchini pillow! Cute AND funny!
ReplyDeleteActually, it looks like corn to me. Maybe to print on sacks of seed corn?
ReplyDeleteI am thinking it is a Milkweed pod? It's very cool.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a pickling cuc to me!
ReplyDeleteYou did a lovely job on the pillow!
I second the milkweed pod! And no, you are not the only one who buys unidentified items while thrifting! I brought home what turned out to be a ceramic stamp moistener... I didn't have a clue, but it intriqued me!
ReplyDeleteThe things we find out thrifting~ sometime it's days before I figure a little item out. Your Block turned out to be something really cute!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Nancy
They are Indian. Years ago, a friend of mine framed them in shadow boxes. Great look.
ReplyDeleteI love how it turned out on your pillow.At first I thought it looked like an ear of corn,but I do think you're right it does looks more like a zucchini. What a great find!!
ReplyDeleteRebecca
Really, I would never, ever have been drawn to that thing and look what you did with it! Amazing. As usual. And, by the way, how is your ankle? Lisa~
ReplyDeleteVery cool! You never know what you'll find at the thrift store.
ReplyDeleteIMO, it looks like a milk weed pod and a stamp for stamping the sides of pottery. LOL.. It is a old technique used since the beginning of pottery, we just went over that method last week in Anthropology class.
ReplyDeleteLOL! A zucchini! A very pretty zucchini, though ...
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing at Pillowpalooza ... and for sporting my button too!
:)
Linda
It is for the purpose of creating a design for batik material. They wax the pattern/ design so that the dye doesn't appear there...'sounds like a fun new project for you!
ReplyDeleteI love all your creative ideas!