Silk art

Painting on silk is a fun and simple project that anyone can undertake. You only need a few materials and a creative mind! There are a few different techniques for painting silk, including the Serti method and the alcohol and salt method....

Make your own wearable art! Create an abstract geometric pattern on a Jacquard Silk Scarf with Jacquard Dye-na-Flow. Dye-Na-Flow is a free-flowing textile paint made to simulate dye with highly concentrated, translucent colors.

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The Ethereal Green Peonies Scarf is made of 100% silk, hand painted with a dream like design inspired by the classic beauty of a Japanese Peony Garden. This gorgeous handmade scarf will make an unforgettable Christmas gift to your Wife, mother, girlfriends or to yourself. I dyed the silk an ombre of pastel sage green and white, then decorated it with lushly blooming peonies in mint green and trailing foliage with gray. I accented the petals and leaves with crisp white outlines. The silk…

I installed my blue silk sculpture “The Ocean’s Whisper to Me” last week in the newly renovated Park Towne Place Apartments in Philadelphia. It was a new experience for me to be installing artwork in the middle of a construction site. Hard hats were required although maybe not necessary. It was scary though, especially when one […]