The “gimme some action” skirt
The Facts
⁃ Fabric: Dark blue cotton (6€)
⁃ Pattern: Skirt “Marie” by burdastyle.com
⁃ Year: 2012
⁃ Notions: Zipper (3€) and fabric paints (9€)
⁃ Time to complete: 2 hours
⁃ First worn: February 2012, I wore it for a walk through my town
⁃ Wear again? Yes
⁃ Total price: 18€ ~ 24$
As I study history of art (among other subjects) I have been especially excited about this challenge. I went through a lot of power-point-presentations of past lectures, searching for the perfect inspiration. There were two things I was certain about: first it had to be something modern, second the fabric would be the art. My first idea was doing something Monet-inspired (maybe some water lilies painted on silk) but I decided it would be too difficult. Then I found the perfect thing: Jackson Pollock`s action paintings. I used his technique of dropping and throwing the paints onto the canvas to create my own art-fabric.
I did the painting in my mom`s garage, knowing it would get dirty. It was a lot of fun to play with colors. You can`t control how it turns out, which makes every move exciting, because you never know where the paint is going to land. After the painting I had to wait some days for the colors to dry. Then I could start sewing which really wasn`t the interesting part of this project. I took a very simple pattern because I didn`t want the garment to get too hectic.
When I was finished I had to wait another couple of days until spring started coming to Germany and wearing a skirt wouldn`t be suicidal. I love the skirt and I love the whole outfit I´m wearing on the pictures. It says: “I´m an art-student” A coffee-to-go makes this image perfect, I think, so I actually bought one for the pictures.
I hate Jackson Pollock (ptooey!) but I LOVE your skirt!!
Very creative, and just right for an art student. I want to try that!
I love the whole thing! The colors work well and I think you made the right choice with a simple pattern.
That looks fab, very art studenty and I love a bit of splatter!
Love it! Looks like the process was a lot was a lot of fun to do. What kind of paint was it? Acrylic or was it fabric paint?
What a cool idea! The paint technique makes a simple skirt stunning.
A fabulous idea, and so well executed! I love the colors you used and I think the skirt turned out beautifully! Very art student and so stylish :)
Thank`s a lot. I`m happy you like it. To Krista: it´s fabric paint for dark fabrics.
How cool that you took the opportunity to play with paints! I’m always too impatient for things to dry. Perfect choice to sew a simple skirt pattern. You are indeed a global icon for the proverbial art student. Awfully cute.
Love it!