Surface Design

I love hand dyeing silk.  I use the plastic bag, microwave technique.  I squirt on color and squish the colors together to form a pattern.  I let go of the outcome and trust whatever is revealed later.  If I don't like the color I can put it back in a bag and change it or intensify the colors.  Later I add texture by block printing with black or discharge paste (bleach).  Still if I don't like it I can add more and more printing.  This technique is called surface design.  ( tie dye, shibori, ombré, block printing, stenciling, fabric painting)

Mini Camp Crafty Diva

We have started July off in full creative swing.  Tie dye and silk painting with the neighbors.  My head camp counselor Samantha enjoyed teaching and playing with the paints, dyes and kids.  Creativity is blowing our way... The calm before the storm.