I am working on an teaching proposal for a new class in the fall, silk painting and dyeing. I have been working in linen and cotton in recent months, since the studio is coming together, the dye area is ready for new processes. I usually paint directly with gutta resist and a lot of detail. [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Beautiful Fabric
Posted in Fabric, Fashion, color, design, tagged Fabric design, fabric dyeing, silk painting, Teaching on May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Display and Design
Posted in Interior Design, Style, Thrifting, creative life, tagged furniture styles, Interior Design, studio display on May 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the process of creating new work, photographing pieces and moving my studio, I have come to look and the “Art” of display in everything. I do it in the Red Thread, and it is something I love. What I am finding now is that I really need to have things set up in certain [...]
New Materials
Posted in Fabric, Style, creative life, tagged Bamboo, Fabric, garden, Sustainable living, yarn on May 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Spring time is the growing season, and for us that means, chopping bamboo. It grows on our property and as many have heard it spreads like crazy and can grow 1 foot per week on average. It is a love hate relationship. It is lovely and sustainable and can be made into many things. It can be turned into flooring, counters, fibers, fabrics [...]
Window Display
Posted in Interior Design, Style, color, design, tagged Armstrong Industry, Martha Stewart Stylist, Paper Flowers, red thread studio, Window display on May 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am again working on new window displays at the Red Thread.. It is time for summer and I love to have bright colorful displays. I have four large windows and it takes a lot to fill them. You also have to be careful about sun fading, it is a old building and I have [...]
Fabric Friday
Posted in Fabric, Interior Design, color, design, tagged color, fabric textiles, printing, Quilting, Surface desing on May 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am starting a new feature showcasing textile art, with a special focus on surface design, dyeing, screen printing, block printing and other techniques.
This week is a group of artist near Philadelphia The Textile Workshop who create beautiful fabric in yardage. The artists of Textile Workshop, Judy Topkis and twin sisters Barbara Herak and Grace [...]
Collecting
Posted in Interior Design, Style, Thrifting, creative life, design, tagged collecting, green, Interior Design, pottery, real estate sales on May 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Since we have been trying to sell our house it has caused me to reorganize and pack away and find new ways to display items around the house. It is frustrating to make your home look like no on actually lives there, but is interesting enough for people want to buy it. At the end [...]
Surface Design Embroidery
Posted in Art, Fabric, color, design, tagged color, Embroidery, Fabric, textiles on May 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In all my textile research, I have been looking back at all the past artist I have worked with and enjoyed their work. One of the first artist I found on line when it was simple and not much organized art areas was this UK artist Jehane Boden Spiers an wonderful embroidery designer. She even [...]
Print Show
Posted in Art, Studio Business, color, design, tagged Etsy, gallery, printmaking, red thread studio on May 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am finally getting the photos up for last weeks print show opening at the red thread. I is a beautiful show, and offers a great perspective of several printing styles and techniques. Thanks, to all the artist especially the online/out of town friends, for sending some beautiful work. Leanne Graeff, Natalia Moroz, Lana Lambert, [...]
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