A New Creative Endeavor
I promised to say more about a new creative endeavor in my life, so here goes!
In January I started doing internet research on painting silk. I don’t know how or why that came to me, but it did. As I started reading about dying silk, the idea of painting with dyes on silk became more and more fascinating. I love the feel of silk, I love the luminescence of silk and and I love the idea that beautiful colors and patterns can be painted on silk.
About this same time I started looking at blogs. Much of my reading and research about silk painting came from blogs. I was completely inspired by silk artists who were willing to share so much of themselves, their passion, their processes and their art with complete strangers.
By February I decided to give it a try. I ordered a bunch of stuff from Dharma Trading Company and a couple of books from Amazon (this one and this one). I was so excited to open the box when it came but as I took the supplies out of the box, I became completely intimidated.
It took a while before I could bring myself to put that first brush stroke on the silk. Once I did and I saw the way the dye magically fanned out through the fabric, I was hooked!
Rainbows in Waterfalls 