I get the inspiration for my hand-painted silks from many sources, including my tropical surroundings, the holidays, and modern art.
Each one is original, beginning from preliminary sketches and ending in a finished work of wearable art.
06/30/2019
Just listed!
Scribble Scarf - Modern Art Version (Warm Colors on Light Orange) The idea for this one-of-a-kind design came from an assigment I gave my drawing students: scribble on paper with white glue, allow the glue to dry, and paint with watercolors. The glue resists the watercolor, and keeps the colors from running together. To make the scarf, I scribbled with gutta, a
03/10/2019
Silk painting demo for FIU Fiber Class. When I left, they had the Dharma Trading website up on the white board, and the students were checking out fabric swatches. My work here is done... ;)
01/13/2019
The alligator obsession continues... :D
Alligator Silk Scarf One of my favorite things about Florida is the Everglades. Love going and seeing all the wildlife, including many types of shore birds, and of course, alligators! This 100% silk scarf was painted using the gutta resist method. The drawing is done with gutta, and then the scarf is painted.
01/05/2019
New in the shop:
Scribble Scarf - Blue with Surprise Heart The idea for this one-of-a-kind design came from an assignment I gave my drawing students: scribble on paper with white glue, allow the glue to dry, and paint with watercolors. The glue resists the watercolor, and keeps the colors from running together. To make the scarf, I scribbled with
12/31/2018
New in the shop:
Scribble Scarf - Yellow The idea for this one-of-a-kind design came from an assignment I gave my drawing students: scribble on paper with white glue, allow the glue to dry, and paint with watercolors. The glue resists the watercolor, and keeps the colors from running together. To make the scarf, I scribbled with
Entire shop marked down! Need to make space for new products, coming soon!
05/06/2014
Pssst... almost Mother's Day!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/24453220/watercolor-flowers-silk-scarf?ref=shop_home_active_10
Watercolor Flowers Silk Scarf Bring your mom flowers for Mothers Day! Hand-painted silk scarf is painted a pale green with purple and blue flowers. Painted in a wet-in-wet
07/23/2013
Blue Tuesday ;)
https://www.etsy.com/listing/157562199/beautiful-blues-silk-scarf-with-beaded?ref=shop_home_active
Beautiful Blues Silk Scarf with Beaded Fringe This fun 100% silk scarf is hand-dyed in blues and turquoise. It is embellished with matching beaded fringe on the ends. It can be worn around the
07/14/2013
https://www.etsy.com/listing/156724541/autumn-leaves-silk-scarf?ref=shop_home_active
Autumn Leaves Silk Scarf This fun 100% silk scarf is hand-dyed in yellow, brown, green and orange. It is embellished with matching autumn leaves fringe on the ends. It can be
07/08/2013
Watermelon: https://www.etsy.com/listing/156156049/watermelon-silk-scarf?ref=shop_home_active
Watermelon Silk Scarf What would summer be without watermelon?! 100% silk scarf is hand-painted in red, white and green, with black seeds. 8 X 54. Can be worn draped
07/06/2013
Baby sea turtles
https://www.etsy.com/listing/155977741/baby-sea-turtles-scribble-silk?ref=shop_home_active
Baby Sea Turtles Scribble Silk Scarf/Tallit 100% silk tallit 22 X 72 Baby sea turtles scramble across the yellow sand to the beautiful blue ocean on this scarf. This 100% silk scarf was
06/22/2013
Scribble scarf: https://www.etsy.com/listing/154715237/scribble-scarf-black?ref=shop_home_active
Scribble Scarf - Black The idea for this one-of-a-kind design came from an assigment I gave my drawing students: scribble on paper with white glue, allow the glue to dry, and
