Stars born in the universe

This is a small donation piece for B.R.A. being sponsored by http://www.fiberonawhim.com/

I didn't like the bird piece I was doing, so this is a new one.

"The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance, and this, and not the external manner and detail, is true reality." (Aristotle)

Inko-Dye Workshop

I attended a wonderful workshop sponsored by our Surface Design Group. Ray Pierotti gave the workshop and he is a patient, kind and wonderfully spiritual person. Here is a link: www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/r/raypierotti/

Work in progress: silk painting

Still working on this piece. Hand embroidery takes a long time.

Various pieces and types of dyed or painted silk were fused onto a background and being "painted" with embroidery thread. You'll have to click on the photo to see any details.

Re-doing the calla lilies scarf

I finished the scarf. Just need to wax and get the gutta out.

The calla lilies scarf is getting redone since the last one just didn't turn out the way I wanted.

Silk painting using wax as resist

This is a work in progress. Layers and layers of soy wax alternating with silk dyes. It's very time consuming and I can't wait to see how it'll turn out. That's corn syrup on the bottom portion creating the circular patterns.

And new stuff...

Waxed forest,
another swirl scarf

Avocado swirl scarf

Something old

Winged Vessel made about 28 years ago.

Works in progress

Works in progress

Taking photos of works in progress helps me "see" the work in a new light. This helps me make changes to the paintings.