DABrock Designs

DABrock Designs Original garden art in concrete and concrete with mosaic; wearable fabric art in tie-dye, dye painting, stencils; woodblock and silkscreen prints

Finished largely symbolic concrete sphere in time for the eclipse. Here next a basketball-sized sibling.
04/05/2024

Finished largely symbolic concrete sphere in time for the eclipse. Here next a basketball-sized sibling.

New pylon..about 42 inches high.
06/02/2023

New pylon..about 42 inches high.

Documenting sock designs, Dublin colors.
11/13/2022

Documenting sock designs, Dublin colors.

Working on a new star.
11/13/2022

Working on a new star.

An armature for a new pylon--next spring.
11/13/2022

An armature for a new pylon--next spring.

New stepping stones. Quilt blocks. From left to right, top to bottom: Handy Andy, Offset Squares, Windblown Square, an...
11/14/2021

New stepping stones. Quilt blocks. From left to right, top to bottom: Handy Andy, Offset Squares, Windblown Square, and one of the stars or pinwheels (?).

Lovely detail--part of a typical tie-dye swirl, but done with low-water immersion process.
08/30/2021

Lovely detail--part of a typical tie-dye swirl, but done with low-water immersion process.

Low-water immersion dyeing. Often very pleasing textures up close, while still not too wild at a distance. On tee shir...
01/03/2021

Low-water immersion dyeing. Often very pleasing textures up close, while still not too wild at a distance. On tee shirts here, but I'm wondering about cotton for quilts.

Discharge trials with Dharma brand Procion dyes on cotton. Spirals are Jacquard decolourant, long blotches are from 50%...
08/08/2020

Discharge trials with Dharma brand Procion dyes on cotton. Spirals are Jacquard decolourant, long blotches are from 50% bleach. Dyes are:
Chinese Red Coral Pink Avocado Green
Orchid Pomegranate Jade Yucca
Imperial Purple Rust Cobalt Celadon
Charcoal Midnight blue Peacock blue

With some blues and greens, steam-ironing to activate the decolorant seems to bring a strong gray, but the gray washes out.

Discharge trial of Dharma brand Procion dyes on cotton. The spiral is Jacquard Decolorant, the stripe is 50% bleach. T...
08/08/2020

Discharge trial of Dharma brand Procion dyes on cotton. The spiral is Jacquard Decolorant, the stripe is 50% bleach. The dyes: Maroon* Lilac
Golden Brown New Emerald Green
Dark Brown* Dark Green*
Better Black Blue Green
* = not fresh (maroon is years old)

The first side mosaic of a three-sided pylon, in progress
06/04/2020

The first side mosaic of a three-sided pylon, in progress

This was supposed to "star" in my St. Patrick's Day booth. The other side is done, but then something happened. Maybe ...
03/11/2020

This was supposed to "star" in my St. Patrick's Day booth. The other side is done, but then something happened. Maybe it will shine in April.

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