I will be delivering some shawls next week to a new gallery, Horse Spirit Arts Gallery near Ellicott City. I've had to crank out a few as I had sold most of them over the holidays.
I really do enjoy making these, but just had to get over the creative blockage I
had about putting these together. I was into painting and decorating instead.
But back in my basement studio I went, gathering my supplies…roving, silk hankies, locks, silk fabric, chiffon, mohair and glitz. I first dyed all the ingredients, dried them on the radiators, then laid them out.
This one is called 'Walk in the Woods', a collage of the forest floor (not really but I like the textures of the forest floor!)
This is how it looked right after I laid it out. I know this looks more brown, but it really is the grey/black one below.
This one is perhaps my favorite one ever. I love how the colors and textures turned out. I don't really have a plan when I start these, they just transform.
I named this one 'Sit Down With Sangria'. Sangria is one of my color ways that was a mistake. I was dying Sedona but the water had a bit of purple in it so I added more purple and voila!, a new color way.
Before
'Crocus In the Spring'
'Carnival Parade'
My tables have worked so well for felting. I can lay out one shawl or two scarves and have all my supplies right at hand.
Cleared and clean, ready for my next creative burst.
3 comments:
Love your combination of colors and textures on the silk scarves, very inspiring and creative. thank you for posting
beautiful work !! what method do you use to dye your silk and other material ?
Lovely scarves, colors and textures are beautiful. What type of silk and thickness did you use for the black one? Thanks for sharing.
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