morgansilk
Location
Mechanicsville, VA, United States
Quick Blurb
I live to dye, and have been for almost forty years. When I am eighty-five, there will still be dye under my fingernails.
Interests
fabric, dye, natural forms, nature, negative space, color contrasts and juxtaposition
Skills and Techniques
I have been asked many times how I get the particular effects in each piece. Some have even intimated that I use photoshop or some digital means, but that could not be further from the truth.
Find me online @:
http://morgansilkscarf.com/ http://www.etsy.com/shop/morgans… http://www.flickr.com/photos/mor… http://www.youtube.com/user/morg…Get to Know
I have been a fabric artist most of my adult life; my original designs have been available exclusively online since 2006. I work on my designs full time in my Richmond, VA, studio.
~The fine "hand" of the silk is unaffected by wax or resists because I apply dye directly to the scarves, diluted or thickened with seaweed thickener. Fiber-reactive dyes bond chemically with the fibers and are completely permanent. Each scarf and necktie is treated as a unique painting.
~In my last life, I taught high school. Loved it, retired, don't miss it at all.
~Visit my gallery at www.morgansilkscarf.com Featured Seller Interview: http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=art_daily&op=view_article&id=1029
~The fine "hand" of the silk is unaffected by wax or resists because I apply dye directly to the scarves, diluted or thickened with seaweed thickener. Fiber-reactive dyes bond chemically with the fibers and are completely permanent. Each scarf and necktie is treated as a unique painting.
~In my last life, I taught high school. Loved it, retired, don't miss it at all.
~Visit my gallery at www.morgansilkscarf.com Featured Seller Interview: http://www.artfire.com/modules.php?name=art_daily&op=view_article&id=1029
