Monthly Archives: April 2013

Silk Kaftans in Pink, Fuchsia, Burgundy … and everything inbetween Part 1

hand painted silk kaftan women's clothing pink fuchsia batik fionastolze silkandart

This weekend I’ve been painting a kaftan on crepe de chine silk in a medley of pinks and burgundy. I just had to share the photos with you so far. I recently had my worktable enlarged and I certainly needed the extra space for this large format silk in 110cm x 190cm (approx. 44″ x […]

Swirling Blues and Leaves – how the scarf was made

women's clothing silk wrap shawl turquoise leaf handpainted silk scarf fionastolze silkandart

One of my latest scarves was such fun to paint – as indeed they all are. I’m sharing here a few of the photos I took along the way to let you see how it came about. Here is the first layer. Lots of different shades of blues, turquoises and greens, all intermingles. I added […]