Silk and Gems – the Heart Chakra Love Combo
I’ve always loved watching other people make jewellery and especially pretty pieces made from gemstones. And somehow I just never really got round to doing this for myself. Until last week. I decided...
View ArticleSilk Kaftans in Pink, Fuchsia, Burgundy … Part 2
So here’s Part 2. I never did show you what this lovely piece of silk turned into. If you’ve read Silk Kaftans in Pink, Fuchsia and Burgundy Part 1, you will know that I created a silk in the batik...
View ArticleA Rainbow is Born – Painting a Colourful Silk
I’ve just been painting a very large rainbow silk and thought I’d share some of the photos I took as I went along. I no longer have my attic studio so here I am dragging in everything from the...
View ArticleSpring Silk Painting Giveaway – A Leafy Silk Panel for your own Project
Sorry – the prize draw is closed. Hope you’ll join in next time. It’s been such a long time since I’ve done a giveaway so I thought I would remedy that as I sit here in our attic listening to the heavy...
View ArticleRainbow Silk Scarves with a New Twist
As many of you know I love to paint with vibrant rainbow colours when I get my silks out. And over the past few years I have created all sorts of rainbow designs on my scarves. Painting on the rainbow...
View ArticleSwirling Blues and Leaves – how the scarf was made
One of my latest scarves was such fun to paint – as indeed they all are. I’m sharing here a few of the photos I took along the way to let you see how it came about. Here is the first layer. Lots of...
View ArticleSilk Kaftans in Pink, Fuchsia, Burgundy … and everything inbetween Part 1
This weekend I’ve been painting a kaftan on crepe de chine silk in a medley of pinks and burgundy. I just had to share the photos with you so far. I recently had my worktable enlarged and I certainly...
View ArticleRainbow Silks – Delicious Colour Therapy Adorning Your Body
Update 2020: I’m developing some online silk painting classes for launch this summer. See below for more details. It’s such a delight to paint gorgeous rainbow colours and as I was tidying up my Etsy...
View ArticleValentine’s Hearts Pretty in Pink
Last week I created another silk, layered in batik technique, featuring sweet lovehearts. I’m sharing here a few photos showing you what I got up to in the process. Here I am painting some base coat...
View ArticleThe Spirit of Spring and Butterflies on Soft Green Silk
I’ve been having delightful fun creating a flurry of butterflies on my latest silk scarf. Inspired by the latest theme set (by myself actually) for the Cosmic Web Artisans group, I decided to paint my...
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