Welcome to visit my studio during the East Side Culture Crawl:
atelier 3, Mergatroid Building, 235-975 Vernon Drive, Vancouver, BC
Friday, November 15, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Textile tour to Japan in May 2013
I am so happy and fortunate that I had the opportunity to take this tour to Japan with Yoshiko Wada.
A wonderful trip, full of experiences, beautiful fabrics and delicious food. I met skilful artisans - masters in their own field and shared all this with a group of enthusiastic people from all over the world. My Japan tour was a dream come true.
It all begun in Arimatsu where we learned shibori techniques at Mr Tsuyoshi Kuno's studio.
Emily and her mother opening the ties after dyeing.
I learned that shibori tecniques can also be used to make three dimensional patterns on fabric.
Polyester fabric can be heat resisted.
Cloque on cotton
Felting on wool 
At Arimatsu shibori festival young designers had an impressive fashion show.
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Encaustic; painted silk and bees wax
This fall I took a new work shop in encaustic painting with Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch. There are many different ways to paint with wax. I find hand painted silk fabric interesting to work with. I paint the silk first, cut it to small pieces and arrange them between wax layers. Here I have finished the paintings with Indian ink drawing.
The paintings are small compared to my weaving. They are about letter size and painted on wooden panels. To learn more about encaustic painting you can start from Patricia's website: http://www.pbsartist.com/
This is my favorite. I made the sketch on my coffee break in a cafe on Cambie street in Vancouver.
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