laminated paper piece

I made this piece as a gift to a local quilt store that is celebrating their 15th year anniversary. They have excellent customer service and are always helpful when I go.
Materials used: newspaper, junk mail flyers and magazine clippings, napkins, transfer and thick embroidery threads.

Vat dyed scarf

                                             detail:

Vat dyes work beautifully on silk chiffon. Love the halo that forms around the colors, typically from this kind of dye.

Quilts going to the IQA Annual Festival in Houston

Both of my quilts have been selected to be exhibited at the 2011 International Quilt Festival/Houston in the Annual IQA Fall Judged Show "Quilts: A World of Beauty".

I'm thrilled!

                                                                      "Eco-Mission"

Mixed media with paper and Fabric

Mixed media with paper lamination

artcloth

I've experimented with the "mashed potatoes resist" method previously, however this time I combined it with manipulation of the fabric and love the results!

Silk Kimono Artcloth blouse

Silk broadcloth resisted with instant mashed potatoes (technique from article Quilting Arts magazine/Lisa Kerpoe ), discharged, silk-screened with fabric reactive dyes and acid dyes. I call it "A Cup of Tea" because I found a fabulous lavender tea the other day.

 From that I made this silk/kimono blouse

Alzheimer's donation quilt

"Pájaro"

This is my donation quilt for the month of May for The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. This has been made with paper and fabric and for the background I used paints and did hand calligraphy with a dip pen and inks.
The haiku for this piece:

" Soft is the bird's song

sense of happiness and peace

kind cry in my heart "

Haiku-word: Procrastination

Time is running out

deadline is approaching

time for cup of tea