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About Francis

Painter, artist of hand-painted / dyed clothes and bead accessories, print designer

“Avant-garde” dyeing / 「アヴァンギャルドな」染め

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What!? Am I ruining an old white shirt?? This time, I wanted to try some quite “avant-garde” dyeing. Also, when the dyes dry, their hues … Continue reading

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“Peacock shirt”, done / ピーコックのシャツ、完成です

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So, this “shirt painting” is done. Here is the back side. If you want me to paint something on your fav clothes, just let … Continue reading

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“Imaginary Flower of Flames”, Stage 3 / ステージ3

Way below on Nov. 23, I showed Stage 2 of this “Imaginary Flower of Flames”. I haven’t forgot about it. Here is the pointillism work in its Stage 3. Still a long way to go — “Imaginary Flower of Flames”, … Continue reading

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Here’s the back, Stage 1 / こちらが裏面、ステージ1

So, here’s the whole picture of the back side of the “Peacock” shirt shown just below. I have to work on this a bit further when the paint dries up. こちらが、すぐ下のピーコック シャツの裏側、全体。 ペイントが乾いたら、もう少し描き足します。  

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“Peacock”, front, done / ピーコック、前面、完成

This was almost done on Stage 1 shown below. Not much to add. Now, I’ll consider what to paint on the back. すぐ下のステージ1で、これは大体できてましたね。 甘利、描き加えることはありませんでした。 では、裏面に何を描くかを考えます。  

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Of course, I can paint on a new shirt as well / もちろん、新品シャツにも

Besides dyeing and/or painting on a worn out cotton shirt for reuse (to help the world save water), I can paint something on your new shirt to your order and create a “one and only” shirt of your fav image, … Continue reading

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Cotton reuse sample, ΙΧΘΥC, back / コットン リユースのサンプル、背面

Here is the back side of the “cotton-reuse” sample T-shirt, whose front side is shown just below. こちらが、背面。すぐ下に表面を紹介した、「コットンのリユース」サンプルです。    

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“ICHTHUS” on the dyed shirt / 染めたシャツの上に ΙΧΘΥC

So, I decided to paint a common Christian symbol, ΙΧΘΥC, on the dyed T-shirt shown just below. ΙΧΘΥC originally was a sign drawn on the ground for Christians under persecution to show each other their spiritual identity. So, I believe … Continue reading

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Another shirt, dyed / またシャツの染め

Another example of my cotton reuse service. This time, it’s a long-sleeved shirt. After the shirt is dried, I’ll paint something on it. コットンのリユース サービス、サンプルをもう1つ。 今度は長そでのシャツ。 乾いたら、何か描きます。  

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“Imaginary Flower of Flames”, Stage 2 / ステージ2

Here is Stage 2. “Imaginary Flower of Flames” Felt-tip marker on paper こちらが、ステージ2 “Imaginary Flower of Flames”(架空の炎の花) 紙にマーカー * I’m busy with my other website, an anti-nuke site written in Japanese, again! This time, I’m working on another new type … Continue reading

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