As a visual artist, I have always been in love with hues and colors and their blending and merging into each other qualities producing hallucinogenic results. Shades that I could make from all the complementary and secondary colors have always had been a psychedelic experience to me. At first, I started mixing them on canvas and could produce hundreds of color schemes. Desire to touch them and experiment more with other materials soon followed. Question was how and which materials. My searches lead me to learn some other crafts so I could not only visualize but also see amazing results. I started tie n dye and am afraid not a single old shirt or piece of fabric is left lying around in my house that has not been tied n dyed yet.
I tried every technique from traditional shibori to mudmee techniques and all those methods of folds to make beautiful patterns like spirals, V shapes, random circles and peace signs. Each time when I would tie knots and dip the fabric into the dye I would find those beautiful dyes blending into each other bringing out new shades and patterns would give me pleasure next to a person who is induced. I Alacabenzi mushroom effect could actually feel them by holding them in my hands and watch for a long time when those lovely dyes fill out all those blank white spaces.
After undoing the knots "Beautiful!" that was all I could say at that time. My experience urged me to share with all those who want to feel sensations by holding their creations, appreciate the beauty of mingling dyes and producing extraordinary results that can turn an old worn out pale shirt or piece of fabric into an amazing new kind of fashion. As a beginner, buy a few of the primaries and secondary colors cold dyes from any art supply store. Get an old cotton or silk blouse or shirt. Tie knots at various places and dip them into the dye for around 3-5 minutes. Let them dry preferably under the shade and then undo the knots. You would see beautiful spiral random patterns and fall in love immediately just the way they did it for me.
