Something else

I have been painting silk and making them into wall art rather than clothing.  I know that is a change for me but how many jackets are already hanging in my closet?  Lots of them.
I was asked to do a gallery show at the Chaffey Communities Museum last year and I worked really hard to make things for the show.  It was a great success which was very fulfilling for me to know people would actually pay money for my work.

This was the title piece for the show.  It was called "Offerings in Silk"

This is a newer piece I have made using some of the new techniques I have been working on.

I will be teaching these techniques for the Wearable Art Connection in California in May

More Pouring

I was at my daughter Sara's in San Clemente basically house sitting while they were gone and only teenaged daughter was home, but not very much.  So I was watching You tube videos on Acrylic pouring and decided to get some supplies and try it.  I poured about 25 small canvas.   And found I was addicted to it.  then I tried pouring a more controlled picture.

 These ocean pours are bigger, about 12 X 24 but I found I could get an ocean feeling with just a bit of control of the paint.

When Sara came home she wanted me to teach her how to do indigo dyeing.  She had napkins she wanted to dye.  There was no way I was going to set up an indigo pot and do it the old fashioned way so I just ordered fiber reactive Procion dye in indigo color and taught her how to fold twist and tie the napkins into patterns.

They looked great and she was happy.  Now all her friends want to make indigo dyed napkins!

Can't blame them.  I may be going to California again with more indigo dye soon.

It's Been a long time since I posted to this blog.
In the meantime I have moved to Boulder City, Nevada and am re-establishing myself, finding new groups, and trying lots of new things.  It isn[t easy to move out of the familiar into the unknown.
It was a very hard decision to make, but now a little over a year later, I'm glad I moved here where I am near to my daughter Lisa and her wonderful family.  I am very involved in their lives (helping with homework, driving to lessons, etc.) and loving it.  I also have lots of time to do "my thing" and I'm discovering so many things I love to do.  I haven't found a Fiber Art Group near by so I have joined the Art Guild here in town and am doing much more painting than I did while living in California.  I'm even teaching a few students and we are having such fun.

Let me show you some of what I have been doing.

This is Acrylic Pouring 

It is liquid acrylic paint and Floetrol or pouring medium mixed with a few drops of silicone oil 

poured onto canvas and let dry.

It is addictive!