sitting pretty

Today was my last class for Textiles I. Sad day. But I got my final project back! Here it is:

And here is how I did it: 

One of our assignments in textiles was to do a photo emulsion on a silk screen. I'm not exactly sure what photo emulsion is, but it involves putting chemicals on the screen and putting it in a huge machine that sucks all the air out and makes a really scary noise... Anyways we had to make a Commemorative Cloth using a symbol that defines us, and I chose geraniums. Red geraniums are my favorite flower and I'm also so excited to have them in our yarn every summer! I think this was the picture I used:

And here is a detail of the Commemorative Cloth:
First I dyed the yellow background stripes, and then printed layers and layers of green, black, and pinkish red. 

Next I scanned it into the computer and used photoshop to grab details from the print. I used my tablet to draw this sketchy flower design, and I made it into a repeating pattern.

Next my design was printed on fabric, and here's what it looks like in real life:

But I couldn't just turn in some fabric! So I bought a small vanity chair at Goodwill, painted the frame pink, and reupholstered the cushion. Voila!