Alcohol Ink Exploration1

The Crackled Apples and the Dappled Apples have been experimenting with making alcohol inks using Sharpees, a process very common online and certainly not a copyrighted process. the beauty part of these types of inks is the speed at which the alcohol dries off and leaves only the pigment behind, producing striking splashes of pure color. The usual ways to apply alcohol inks is daubing, dribbling, and spattering. When the wet edges of colors meet, there is a marriage of unique shapes and tints. This is illustrated in the bowl exploration done in one of the Dappled Apples' Gourd Garage Days (held on Wednesdays). Notice how the colors move from one to another. Once sealed with a clear acrylic, the visual pop will be stunning!

Thanks to the Virginia Gourd Lovers' Society curious minds;
Crackled or Dappled - those apples like to explore!

The rim for this bowl will a natural hemp or possibly string.