Last week, my students used soap resist to make artworks inspired by the molas of the Kuna people. I've written about soap resist at least twice previously on the blog, and y'all have always a ton of really great and awesome questions. . . Questions that are hard for me to answer, because describing the method is much more difficult than demonstrating!
So, I put together a quick video that explains the whole process. P.S. I mention that roofing felt costs $60/roll in the video and I misspeak. Roofing felt costs approximately $15/roll from your local big-box hardware store.
Here are the steps my students used to make their mola-inspired artworks:
1. sketch a design using either a person or animal that is inspired by molas
2. cut a sheet of roofing felt that is at least 24" wide
3. Draw design with a cut of Ivory soap onto the felt
4. Paint around the soap lines with acrylic metallic paint
5. Allow to dry
6. Wash off soap in the sink.
Enjoy!
is the roof felt the same as tar paper? also can you post a link to It is art day? I can't seem to find the blog when I search google....I bet it's URL has a different name
ReplyDeleteThank you for the awesome video...can't wait to try :)
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ReplyDeleteRoofing felt is made from recycled cardboards and sawdust and impregnated with a small quantity of tar. Tar paper is made from rougher materials and uses asphalt. As a art teacher the big difference is that roofing felt feels like paper and tar paper feels very rough (closer to shingles).
The blog, It Is Art Day, is located at http://itisartday.blogspot.com
I am off to buy a roll of roofing felt for a Keith Hearing lesson...I'll post the results
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for posting the video. I admired the It is Art Day post but when I tried to draw with hotel soap (on construction paper) it just didn't look promising. You made the process so clear!!!!
ReplyDeletewhat brand of paint did you use...I just made a sample with some craft paint and a good chunk of it came off in the rinsing process...yikes!
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