Paverpol fabric hardener is a new highly versatile art medium.
The most exciting new medium in visual arts is fabric hardeners. This medium and new techniques are changing the way art is made. Now you can convert almost anything around you into a permanent indoor/outdoor sculpture.
An innovation in art techniques
This is Doug Simpson, professional artist at Artplace, Inc. This one method has totally changed everything I create in terms of fine art. I use it in every piece of art I create for gallery shows and commission sales.
I wanted to be be able to combine 2-d and 3-d art and different materials to accomplish a specific area of visual representation. I started looking for this seemingly secret knowledge - at least I couldn't find it - about 25 years ago. Two years ago, I discovered it by accident while looking for something else.
It's really no big secret if you know the medium and how to use it.
I saw an ad for making "garden statues" out of t-shirts. Make a statue out of fabric? Now that sounds interesting.
It took me a whole 5 minutes to get the online order filled out. I knew as soon as I saw that you could sculpt fabric into a permanent art piece that this would accomplish exactly what i wanted to do.
So how does it work? It is a textile hardener. Not like anything that you might have tried before. It is a polymer based liquid. The combination of this medium and most any natural fiber will make sculpture.
Saturate and solidify - that's pretty much it.
This medium will soak into the fibers of natural fabrics, fill in the space in between, and dry to a solid plastic like consistency. The more natural the fiber, the harder the surface.
Almost anything that will absorb liquid can be hardened. Organic materials such as
* leaves
* grass
* feathers
* paper
* old rags
* clothing
* yarn
* cotton batting
* hundreds more!
It works as a bonding agent between dissimilar onbjects.
Not only will it solidify fabrics, fabric hardeners make a superior bond between dissimilar materials. For example, bonding fabric and glass, or wood and metal.
Much of my personal art uses a metal background that becomes my canvas. After doing some fire work with a torch and welder, I pick up the textile hardener. I work on top of the modified metal with cotton fibers, paper pulp, epoxie clay, glass, acrylic and automotive paint.
Your local builder's supply becomes a huge art store - materials and inspiration galore!
The pink and blue sheets of insulation foam from the local builder's supply become a source for inexpensive sculpture and wall art material. Cut it, shape it, stack it, or hang it. These hardeners bond to foam with no adverse effects on the foam.
This means you can create a substructure very quickly and has an endless supply of material. This surface can then be covered with fabric, paper, or other materials to create a hard surface. The hardener can also be painted directly over the foam for a smooth hard surface.
Insulaton, pvc pipe, copper wire, wood strips, cabinet hardware, dowels, bricks, rocks, concrete....
The material that can be used is endless.
Paint it or use it totally transparent.
Textile hardener comes in colors. It can be colored with pigments or paint. It can be painted or glazed. Use metal finishes for bronze, steel, and iron finishes, latex or oil based paints and stains, sand it, drill it...
Order some and experiment. That's the only way to experience this amazing medium.