Cloud Bandana

Drift through the sky with this whimsical Cloud Bandana. Hand-dyed cotton in soothing blue tones, each piece is screenprinted with detailed cloud illustrations for the weather enthusiast or dreamer. Versatile as a headscarf, bandana, or decorative handkerchief, it's a charming accessory that celebrates the beauty of the clouds above. Perfect for adding a touch of sky-inspired style to any outfit.

DETAILS
- 100% cotton
- Size: 21 x 21 inches, slight variations may occur though
- Hand printed and hand-dyed
- The natural bandanas are organic unbleached and un-dyed cotton and have little flecks in the fabric. They have a serged edge, and the other colors have a hemmed edge.

These bandanas feature a hand-drawn design with 13 different types of clouds; the 10 "main cloud types" plus a few others. The clouds are represented at the elevation they occur, with the altitude marked on the left side. The birds featured all fly at the elevations they are shown at.

Clouds featured: altocumulus, altostratus, cirrus, cirroculumus, cirrostratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, fog, lenticular, mammatus, nimbostratus, stratocumulus and stratus.

Every order is wrapped in hand-stamped tissue paper.

PROCESS
Screenprinting: After drawing my design by hand, the image is scanned into a computer and a film positive is printed. The film is used to expose a screen that has been coated with light-sensitive photo emulsion. Once the screen has been exposed to a bright light with the film vacuum-suctioned to it, it is developed with a pressure washer. The areas where the film was black get washed out, and the rest hardens. These areas that washed out are now open mesh that ink can pass through. A squeegee is used to push ink through the screen onto the paper. Each image is printed by hand, so slight variations may occur.

Procion dyeing, also called Fiber Reactive dye: I get my dye from Dharma Trading co. and do the dyeing in my washing machine at home. The process involves dissolving the powdered dye in enough water to cover all of the fabric I'm dyeing, then adding salt and soda ash to ensure the dye will be permanent. The vat needs a lot of stirring and agitation while the bandanas are soaking. The whole process takes about 3-4 hours and produces deep rich colors that will not fade even after repeated washings.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
I studied printmaking in college and worked at a fine-art screenprinting studio in Brooklyn, New York for three years before taking time off to focus on my own work and travel. I currently live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where I work as a gardener and love hiking, biking, camping and skiing in the mountains.

All of my work is based on original drawings, mostly inspired by the natural world and printed by hand.

Vendor

Anna Bugbee Studio