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Engineered. Sublimation. Repeat.

Those are three words you will know more about in three minutes as you read through this post.As a bit of context, in January I set my artistic learning goal for the year as ‘surface design’ and in February discovered Susan Lazear at a SewExpo near Seattle. While in a class I learned she was…
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Lyon Silk

We spent a few days in workshops and learning more about the textile history of Lyon. The two rivers, the Rhône and the Saône, divide the city into an old medieval section where the textile trades started and the hills where in late 18th and early 19th century the weavers moved and where today some…
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Lyon Walk

In Lyon to start my workshop with Susan Lazaer. Lyon appears to be a great walking city, the metro and trams are easy to use also. Here are some scenes around the city as I familiarized myself with the layout… before the workshop. My Hotel on Place Bellecour Morning walk. A quick sketch on river…
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Silk Painting in Buxy France

I escaped to a fun three day silk painting workshop with Nadja at her Chateau studio near BUXY France. We learned methods for painting silk with dyes, using resist and freeform painting. Here is a little overview of our process. The silk is prepared on a stretcher, painted, steamed and hand washed. While at the…