Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010

Red Heart Solar Eclipse Painting


A full solar eclipse and a glowing red heart!
6"x6" oil on gallery wrap canvas
sold! Thank you!

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Yoshiko Wada Workshop at SPIN Conference

The two day workshop with Yoshiko Wada was crammed with many techniques that were fascinating and gave interesting dyeing results. We stitched, we tied, we de-gummed silk and dyed.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Silk Painters International Conference in Santa Fe, NM

Sunset in Santa Fe

And below right, the amazing silk artist Lee Zimmerman paints behind the silk "screen."
Two of my kimono jackets in the fashion show

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Monday, May 31, 2010

Gingko Leaves Abstract Oil Painting

Another 10"x10" in the gingko leaves series. This one is a much lighter background with more intensely colored leaves.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Silk Jar

The dyed silk from the previous post became this silk jar with lid.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Design Challenge!


I didn't pre-wash the fabric. I didn't heat set the metallic gutta. Now I have leaks everywhere! I knew this was going to happen, lazy me. Or maybe I needed a "design challenge?" I will sleep on it and see what inspires me tomorrow....

Monday, April 12, 2010

First ever nuno piece!

Click here to see Kathy Colt's blog where you'll see me working hard on this piece. Click here, too.


This is the result of my first ever nuno workshop. It was lots of fun although I admit I am very sore from all the rolling. You can't see it in the photo, but the silk gauze background fabric is sheer and has become rusched (pleated).

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Bamboo stalks II

10"x10" acrylic on canvas board
I like this one much, much better than the previous bamboo painting. I'll have to repaint the other one and toss the original.
SOLD! Thank you so much!