updates

It's been awhile since my last entry. My first art fair participation went really well. I had very positive and enthusiastic reactions from people. It was a really good environment to see which styles of mt work got the most attention. People were most often grabbed by my needle felted pieces, so I will continue to develop my work with this medium.
I took a workshop in July in Shibori which is Japanese tie die. I will be testing it out myself using the microwave method and a fibre reactive dye that can be used with a vinegar fixer.
The next step of my experiment will be to add a layer of batik and then use needle felting for my epherial figures. My initial mixed media pieces, such as the one in my previous post, were done with oil painting and needle felting.
With my silk pieces I am intending to get them custom framed. So far, what I have seen from other artists is works created with a method called nuno felting which is the laminating of wool and silk in layers. Needle felting onto a shibori-batik is a combination I am working to develop as a new or less common approach.
Stay tuned for notes on my process of teaching myself more about shibori and how to do batik.