Go, Ladybugs, Go!

This is the last silk I painted before the big move to the Denver area.  In the photo it is not steamed yet.  I was using up the dyes I thought I couldn't move and just made a spotty pattern for the background.  That looked really unprofessional, so I washed it out, unsteamed.  Lots of the dye stayed in the silk, so it was time to get creative.  I started adding ladybugs, and here it is.  12 x 60"  Sold

Flowers in the Dark

This was painted as I was packing up to move to the Denver area.  I was trying to use up the dyes that were in the little containers that I thought would not move.  (They did, and not one spill.)  Anyway, I like the other silk I did with the dark background and just took off with that idea.  It is a fun silk.
12 x 60"  Sold

More Silk Tangles

The tangle world of abstract doodling is just magic with silks.  I do have writing as the border.  The words are always meaningful and philosophical.  The resist is silver with a dark blue border.  Doesn't this just make you want to go to your wardrobe and find something to wear with it.  12 x 60"  Sold

Conference Silk

This silk was made in Santa Fe at the SPIN conference.  The class I took was about using no resists.  I do have it framed, thus the reflections.  It is very soft and glowing.  I was very pleased with the total effect, but will use different dyes next time.  The painting is already sold.  

SW Desert long silk

This silk is in a display case at an art show.  It also won an honorable mention prize.  I was inspired by the scenery around Santa Fe where I attended my first SPIN (Silk Painters International) conference in July, 2012.  12 x 60" Sold

Happy Birthday Silk

This silk says Happy Birthday which is incorporated into the design.  I love writing and making it part of the total presentation.  Sold!

Love Is a Rainbow of Chaos

11"x 60" silk inspired by the FDL Visual Artist group exhibit for the play 'RENT'.  The title is written on the whole silk with the lettering creating the visual spaces for the rainbow of colors.  This is a very vivid silk scarf.  Sold