This is my response to the Fast Friday Fabric challenge #63. The challenge was to produce something that demonstrated high contrast with the use of colour--no black and white allowed. I further challenged myself to only use what I had on hand--no special fabric preparation and no purchasing. To that end, I chose to use my favourite Low Water Immersion (LWI) dyed cotton Damask. The background is a LWI-dyed muslin ( I think that time I was trying for black and ended up with the lovliest deep smokey blue) The cotton Damask dyes beautifully, and the fabric ends up with a "glow" that I've never seen with any other fabric. I think it must be caused by the overshot satin threads of the weave. I was quite happy with it, until I saw the pictures and realized how much the two light purple grapes stand out. But that can happen in a real bunch of grapes as well, so it won't be changed.
I had hoped that the natural shading of the fabric would work to shade the grapes,but it wasn't quite enough, so there is a little coloured pencil in there. This is also my first finished contribution to my latest 12" by 12" series.
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