Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Gift

My dear friend Sue gave me a stunning piece of handwoven silk brought back from Thailand by her brother years ago.  I wanted to talk a bit about what an inspiration it has been, and the many ways one piece of fabric can be used.
the first project I did with it started with overpainting parts of it with iridescent inks-

then I drew a tree on it freehand with paintsticks-and stenciled leaves......


added a moon printed onto cloth and quilted it-


Blue Moon was the result, it's featured in 1001 Artisan Textiles and was sold to a collector in Rhode Island.
The next project was Push, which began with painting the silk with india ink and a bit of metallic gold.



It was overlain with non woven material and extensively thread painted.
Push was featured in Visions in Oceanside, CA and was sold from the show to a collector in Southern California.
Two more very different pieces tomorrow.

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2 comments:

  1. LauraAugust 16, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Each of these pieces is so different, yet they're from the same piece of fabric. The way you made "Push" is fascinating -- is the non-woven material just heavy interfacing that you've painted?

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  2. bbusbyartsAugust 16, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    It's a lightweight spun polyester made for textile conservation called Reemay.

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