I am getting ready to go to teach in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but the weekend I get home I have to have this piece ready for a Surface Art Challenge, so I worked on it all day. It is about the "Silk Road". It was the ancient trade route from Asia to Europe. the heavy stitched lines are the trade routes. It still needs work. I'm not sure what else to do, but maybe something will come to me.
It was painted with Seta Silk Paints. I was very impressed with how good the colors were. It is a paint and does not need steaming. Something else I will be trying more of. It also doesn't seem to run out of the gutta lines as easily as the dye does.
For the Gallery opening I painted and sewed this jacket. I will also take it to the SPIN conference
to wear. It has been ages since I painted on silk, but I really did enjoy it again and promised myself to do more.
This piece is done with the steam set dye and gold gutta. Brilliant colors.
This is the photo quilt I made during the latest photo + quilts class. I love the big boulders and the interaction with the grandkids. There are some secret animals quilted into the scene. Hard to see in the photo, but they are skulking about.
Hi Diane, I think I see a coyote and 2 scorpions. Yes?
ReplyDeleteLove the silk paint look would love to try out, especially
If there is no steaming !!!
I have received a booklet from an artist in England about painting with Seta Silk and as soon as I get back from Santa Fe I'm going to explore the techniques more. I was happy with my first tries with it.
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