Revitalize

Can you imagine a sofa or an armchair looks like stone or a tree trunk in your 

living room?

"Revitalize" is my new series of textile works which inspiration are nature itself as well all the raw materials which the textile work made from. Wool and silk dyed and printed only with plants.

The work process partly controlled and directed and partially liberated and allowing nature take its course. In this way I get a result which is very organic in texture 

and colors.

You can see all the work here : Revitalize

Until now I dealt mainly with the textiles. My next step will be to find a group of 3D forms that will support the organics results and make it all one. 

Who knows where it will take me? Artistic clothes? Furnitures? Sculptures? I'm curious myself.

What next?

Just today I opened the studio doors for the first time since I went to Cyprus. 

I was not surprised to see the mess I left smiling at me.

Every time before traveling I tell myself it's better to clean up before I go, come into a clean studio after days of absence but it never fails me. 

The excitement and preparations before the trip did not leave me too much for arrange and cleanliness.

Maybe it does not really matter ... There is something about cleaning that allows 
a new beginning.

And after such a unique experience in Cyprus, what I need is a new beginning.

So I just cleaned all day :)

At first there was so much mess.

Who works with Eco dyeing knows very well how much mess it can makes

After an hour I sat and stared at this smiling mess I started to clean up smiling I decided it is necessary to start.

Cleaned all my pots and took them out to dry in the sun.

Cleaned all my metals

Slowly, things have found their place

Then I could open and enjoy all the treasures I had received in Cyprus.

Amazing silk gauze and silk paj from Vilte, Muga silk fibers also from Vilte, some raw locks from Shelly...

 And small aromatic lavender bag (made the cleaning much more yummy) from Gabi 

and Tatiana.

So what next?... I have three weeks to myself and in the end of August I go again. This time to Italy to teach 3 days workshop in a very beautiful place in Tuscany by the Sea.

Last days

I am so busy preparing for the workshop in Cyprus and I have so much to do but yesterday, just not in a perfect timing I found Cotinus leaves. This plant is very rare in Israel and not suitable for hot climates like ours and although the treasury does not really came at the right time I could not give up the attempt.

I made this morning some bundles. most of them will wait until I get back but I was very curious and immediately opened two of them. One with wool and the other with silk.

If I already wasted my time on dyeing :) I've included to the celebration of the attempts another plant. Grevillea Robusta or Silky Oak or Australian Silver Oak.

Actually, I saw it just recently on one of Fabbiene's latest print and I immediately recognized it because we have two trees like it on our street and this is also very common tree here.

Enjoy the picture, I'm going back to the preparations. Time is short and the task is great.

Monday morning after one hour flight I will join Vilte in Aphrodite's island.

My heart in west and I'm still in the east

...But not for long

  .The excitement grown up and very soon I'm going to Cyprus

.Meanwhile I have a million things to do and prepare for the the workshop and travel

.In the recent days I made four summer dresses that I intend to take with me

.The dresses are made from light silk with some spots of wool felt

.I do not have time to photograph them as I wanted but here are some close-ups

The time of the tub

Summer is already here and it getting more and more hot.

 My soul went out to wander the cosmos so these day I'm working more in the garden than in the studio.

It is time to dock at the port, take a tub and fill it with all the seas and oceans who I sailed this year, invite friends to sit around my tub with feet in it and just dream.

 Just in time I finished a felt piece that accompanied me all winter  and here are some photos (only details for now) before and after dyeing.

Have a wonderful dreamy summer...