Gini Holmes

I began printing on fabrics over thirty years ago, drifted away, then returned three years ago when I purchased my Epson 4800. I have been using Dharma's ProCoat fabrics (the interlock knit is a dream!), as well as treating my own with Bubble Jet Set before running them through the printer. The interlock works exceptionally well with dye-sublimation inks, resulting in detailed, saturated designs. I use the fabric for my blouses, tunics, and draped vests. I use the Bubble Jet on natural fabrics for printing with a combination of dye sublimation and fiber inks, then steam set the fabrics in my vertical electric steamer.

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Gini Holmes is a traditionally trained print maker (lithography) who has turned to more experimental means by which to create her images. Born in Long Beach, CA, she received her BFA from Stanford University in lithography and painting. She received her Masters of Science in Visual Studies from Mass. Institute of Technology in experimental graphics. Her Mixed Media Electrographic Transfer Monoprints are created using three types of copiers, including a XEROX Standard Haloid camera, one of only a few format copiers in the US. These large format prints often incorporate handmade papers and 3-dimensional surfaces.

As an artist in residence at MIT, she began working with colleague/artist Tom Norton, doing an extensive amount of research in Electrographic Printing using a variety of copiers. This research became a full-time passion when her right arm was crushed in a printing accident. After several years of physical therapy, she returned to drawing, using thick crayons as her medium. Her drawings are a completion of a circle, bringing her computer explorations back to realization through a very basic medium - crayon. Since the drawings take quite a bit of time to complete, she uses them as "beginnings" for further exploration and manipulation using computers.

Gini is now working with dye-sublimation transfers on fabric, glass, and tile surfaces. Her new items include shoji screens, cutting boards, and scarves. She uses Dharma Habotai silk and Chiffon scarves treated with Bubble Jet Set prior to running them through her large format inkjet printer. Bubble Jet Rinse is then used to set the images. In addition, Gini has begun using pre-treated Pro-coat Printable Fabrics to create "kikomono" and shawls by modifying images from her photographs, printing them onto the Pro-coat Fabrics and then steam-setting the ink in her modified Home-made Steamer.