Hand dyed
Stitching at virtual conference
SAQA 2020 MOSaiQA Virtual Conference I had the perfect opportunity to work on my series in that last three days whilst participating in SAQA’s virtual conference. What an experience! Read my earlier post http://SAQA 2020 MoSAiQA Conference (Toronto) Nature’s Palette Series I am continuing on my current series Nature’s Palette. My current work focuses on materiality. …
Read MoreHow to care for silk textiles
Silk is such a lovely fabric. It is amazing how from small cocoons hundreds of metres of silk thread are unravelled and then woven into luxurious fabrics. I love working with silk in creating my one of kind scarves, wraps, tops, cushions for my Snowy Textile range. Why? Because silk cloth is beautiful and…
Read MoreEco printing samples of Eucalyptus polyanthemos leaves
Experimenting with eco printing different eucalyptus leaves is really fun!!!!!!! On Tuesday at the garden club little stems of Eucalyptus polyanthemos were used in a display. The differences between juvenile and mature leaves was very noticable especially as the mature leaves were more silvery. I couldn’t help myself and made the comment about whether they…
Read MoreMy Art Process
I decided to document my current art process as so many have asked me to describe it. Maybe you have heard of the Slow Movement or Slow living. In the textile world it refers to going back to handstitching, to doing things without rushing. I belong to the Slow Movement as the art processes used…
Read MoreStarting a new blog
I am excited at starting a new blog that will focus on my fibre art and how more exciting that it is coinciding with the launch of SAQA Oceania blog hop. Today I have put together two identical sample groups of native plants to test dye. I decided to be very disciplined (unusual for me)…
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