A Studio Weekend of Dyeing and Printing

Saturday was all about the eco-dyeing and printing and it was Hot. I wrapped and cooked 11 bundles, fabrics I’ll use to make some wall pieces for my upcoming show “Must Love Art”.

As the sun was going down, I felt like a kid that had been playing in the dirt […]

Creating Art to Order

A good-sized batch of my scarves will be winging it’s way toward the east coast soon

It will include 12 of the eco-printed variety

And, 12 of my breakdown screen-printed kind, too

July 16th, 2014 | Tags: , , , | Category: Art Business, Art Process, breakdown screen printing, Eco dye, silkscreen printing on fabric, wholesale selling | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Eco-dye Playshop, May 17 & 18 in Fort Collins, CO

The snow is still falling and temperatures freezing. The dye pot deck area is a blanket of white.

And I am dreaming of spring, warmer days, the greening up of things, the smell of walnuts simmering in the pot.

Dates have now been confirmed for my next Eco-Dye Playshop. […]

Octoblurrr Art-a-whirl

Two Art Business trips – check.

Teaching a 2 Day Workshop – check.

My first big solo show in Boulder opening the night before my workshop – check.

All of these things happening this month – priceless (and a little nutty too)! Hardcore evidence of the law-of-attraction in motion.

silk eco-dyed with roses, […]

Nature’s soup – more colors of Avalanche Ranch

water water everywhere

2 weeks ago it was the extreme heat that caused schools to be closed for a day. This week it was the rain. Upwards of 12 inches – as much as an average year’s total – in just one day. And that, on top of an already steady 2 days of rain, […]

Over hill and dale

Art, Aspen, airplanes, apple trees, campfires, cows, chickens, sheep, horses, pigs, mountains, hot springs, farms, family, and fried foods.

2 weekends, lots of travel, people, and places – a good rousting change of scenery, a momentary respite from the corporate grind, and a spinning wheel of new perspectives and gratitude.

1 of […]

Magical Botanicals – Cultivating Color and Prints from Plants

Ready to play with plants and fabric and be amazed by the colors and marks that are possible? That’s exactly what you could be doing this coming Oct 26 & 27 along with 11 other co-adventurers as we playfully experiment and explore the magical possibilities of eco-dyeing with natural plant materials.

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Springtime Art Smorgasbord: Summer, Winter, and Bloomers…all in the same week

Ahhh, Springtime in the Rockies…Summer

Last weekend I was hitting golf balls on the range, doing my part to get out and enjoy the 80 degree weather, easing into the sudden arrival of summer here in northern Colorado.

On Monday, another warm sunny day, I unbundled another of my eco-dyed silk scarves which I […]

Before the Snow, A Weekend of Nature’s Colors

Sitting here watching the snow continue to fly for the third straight day – with upwards of 2 feet already on the ground – I’m thankful that this storm didn’t arrive until Monday. Our weekend workshop was a great sunny experience, even though we did battle the winds all day on Sunday.

Thanks to RMCQ […]

Mapping a Creative Life and Sharing What I’ve Learned

My artist talk on Monday night for RMCQ went well – despite the winter storm warning (AND the men’s college basketball championship), we had a pretty good turnout. Not sure that the basketball championship really kept anyone from attending, although I’m thankful I wasn’t also competing with a season premiere of Downton Abbey.

April 12th, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: About Me, Art Business, Being An Artist, Dyeing Fabric, Eco dye, Lectures and Workshops, Teaching | Comments are closed