I recently came across two photo silkscreen prints I made in the early 1990s. They were part of a series exploring headless portraits—a body of work that eventually became an exhibition. The premise of the series was that we can
This blue indigo project is a wall sculpture that I began working on October 18th. It was completed on November 25th. The title is: “Sculptural Elements” During the past year I began experimenting with fabric manipulation using pleating and smocking
My Crimson Madder Corset began to be developed in January 2024 by sewing pieces of madder dyed cotton fabric. I took an online course on Turkey Red oil method, the previous year. https://www.mamiesschoolhouse.com/ I cut up the large dyed cotton
Lighting is incredibly important for photographing all types of artwork. In the case of my pleated fabrics, lighting is of utmost concern, as the shadows created by the pleats are an integral part of the final piece! They give the
Cotton samples were dyed with Turkey Red Oil method using Madder powdered dye from Maiwa, in Vancouver. This is a long drawn out process that produces incredible pure Reds! The samples were over dyed with various mordants including iron and
