Some new art fabrics-

Here are some new art fabrics I have made for an upcoming event. This first batiked piece is about 3 yards long. I painted on the dyes in various shades of blues and pinks with faint traces of greens and beige.
This piece is crepe backed silk satin that was shibori dyed. If you have ever tried shibori dyeing silk you will know this isn't an easy job. I dyed it a coppery brown and the subtle colors in the folds can't be seen very well in this shot. Sorry. There's purple and green in there in very small sections. This piece resists digital technology.

This is a long run of silk chiffon that was dyed in what I call on my web site, "Special-Stained Glass" but it got away from me during the curing time and came out WAY too red. It is about 6 yards of silk that just got too much color applied in the wrong way so it was a loser UNTIL I decided to splatter metallic fabric paint over the entire run. It shimmers now and makes me happy. Once again I saved a dud with a little time and imagination. No fabric is hopeless. There's always a way to fix it. Inspiration may not be there right away but give it some time.

This is a 3 yard run of cotton that I dyed a very pastel green/turquoise and brown. I wanted it to look like the rust and a copper patina seen on metals left outside for awhile. I then made my own stamps out of soldering wire and thickened some dyes to make a print over lay with the images you see above. The whole cloth reminds me of the deserts of Australia or Arizona/New Mexico.
This last piece for today is habotai silk, hand dyed blue and purple. Then a wash of metallic fabric paint was applied and left to dry. I have to be careful or all my fabs are going to have silver or gold splashed over them. This is habit forming.

More tomorrow.