the making of brian jones tee

these tees are from around 2001-2002
never shown before until i posted on my website
bad art keeper
tend towards hoarding


dyed with japanese indigo called "ai"
using traditionally carved stencil



below: sea-anemone tee
photo taken at a vacant lot
(one of many around where i live)

right over the lot
the ocean



the next: brian jones tee
inspiration came from a line i read somewhere
that said,

(brian jones') hair looked like a fan
at the bottom of the pool

(for those who haven't given much thought on bj:
he was drowned in '69
death surrounded by mystery and
abundance of conspiracy theories)



now

i first saw brian jones' picture in 1976
captured bloated and lifeless in 1968
but grabbed hold of me nevertheless

...and i felt at home



back to the craft....

a stencil for brian's hair tee



and a pencil drawing for that



below:
an unfinished stencil
let's call it a
fan hair tee sten

and of course, my toe
and my green gumby pants

summer is near



and a drawing



a drawing for
the first stencil(s) i've ever made
(for the sea-anemone tee)



and the stencil(s)

i had to make a pair
don't ask why
probably suffered from
a disease called beginner's tweak



close up: the right side

religiously following the traditional method
screen is mounted on the right side
using black tar-like medium

stinky procedure
(this is where persimmon high turns into a bad trip)
(will mention about the high in a minute)



and the reverse side



stencil paper is treated with
persimmon tannin
uniquely aromatic

(i can sniff it all day
and get mighty high)


and a screen
and a cutter
and cutter blades with different angle
and
paperweights!!!!

how can i not mention about my paperweights



below:
cicada in acrylic resin
first try, messy result
i don't think i can be a
wizard of resin

(besides,
resin high was not for me)

i got some nerve to show y'all
what may be regarded as "unpresentable"

that's the point and the object of this blog
(and i hope to entertain you with it)



next photo:
my next resin piece
not getting any better

(see the underwater bubbles?)

in japan
cicadas scream through mid summer
in unison
(and there are so many of you)

the whole town would sound like a spaceship
about to take off

by the end of summer
they shed off everything they've got
and
become these dry shells

everything spent
in the end



and, last but not least
my prized possession....
a tile!!!!!!!!!

from the pool
mr. jones drowned in
all i got to do now is
learn psychometry
(and write another "conspiracy" book)



below:
one day i had a flash and
used the (brian's hair) stencil for this

sponge and fabric paint affair
fun
light
crafty

occasionally i do this type of stuff to
loosen up a bit
you can probably see
that i'd need that

close up: back of neck



and back of the jacket



i will take a pic of the
whole thing of the jacket
soon

i'm done for today
thankyu


additional note:
i posted
the ("whole thing of") jacket photos here








art process