In June I spent a week in a dye studio creating my own fabric.  I came home with about 15 yards.   This is the first piece I made with that fabric.  It's about 24 x 32 inches and I titled it 'High Risk'. It is also part of the 'Play' exhibit at the InterUrban ArtHouse.  I am really looking forward to working with the rest of the fabric. 

 Experiments in 3-D

I started with heavy weight cotton and vintage linen napkins that I rust dyed.  I made circular columns by inserting wire into sewn ribs and hand stitched random designs on the surface.  They made me think of ancient stone monuments.  I made 5 so far and they were accepted into the current show, 'Play', at the InterUrban ArtHouse in Overland Park.  

And now for something different from me.   I've had a lot of fun "thrifting" denim jackets lately and up-cycling with discharge and dye.  This weekend I had my first booth at a local craft fair put on by the InterUrban ArtHouse in downtown OverPark, Kansas. I also had some ice-dyed vintage linen napkins and blank note cards printed with my original artwork. It was HOT, but I had a blast talking to

I should have posted this last week.  The Reception on the 21st was a blast.  I' m a member of the InterUrban ArtHouse and I have a piece in this exhibit titled 'It All Makes Sense in the End'.  If you scan th QR code you can find it in the catalogue.  Again, I hope my local friends can find the time to see it.  

I'm so glad to be part of this group of talented  textile artists.  I hope my local friends can find the time to see the exhibition. 

This started out as a 5"x7"  college using hand-painted paper.  I decided to blow it up  to 24"x32" and use fabric.  It wasn't as easy as I thought to maintain an interesting composition in the process.  I had to add stuff.  I like how it turned out, though.