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.

Natural Handwriting

When I started printing leaves I wasn't sure whether it is possible to create something personal with this technique. Time passed and the answer came. 

I see the works of other artists and each has its own special something. 

what is interesting me now the most is the combination of felted pieces with different fibers printing with leaves so not only the prints and dyeing is hand made but also the materials which be printed is a creation for itself. The different fibers take the dye differently and the results are interesting and surprising.

I decided to felt a book. It is one piece seamless felt book and on each page I created different texture with different fibers.

I already felted and printed 3 books but I'm not pleased from the result yet and

I continue to work on it. 

Here's just a glimpse of the process and idea. Hope very soon I will have the final 

work to show.

And sorry about the pictures. They was taking not in best condition.

If you interested in creating such a book, I will teach it next spring in the Netherlands

FELTFULL

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...