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Rainbow Silk Scarves with a New Twist

Update 2020:  I am currently designing online silk painting classes which I am planning to launch this summer. Details below. As many of you know I love to paint with vibrant rainbow colours when I get my silks out. And over the past few years I have created all sorts of rainbow designs on my […]

Silk Kaftans in Pink, Fuchsia, Burgundy … Part 2

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So here’s Part 2. I never did show you what this lovely piece of silk turned into. If you’ve read Silk Kaftans in Pink, Fuchsia and Burgundy Part 1, you will know that I created a silk in the batik technique with various shades of pink, fuchsia and burgundy. It was left to dry thoroughly, […]

Valentine’s Hearts Pretty in Pink

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Last week I created another silk, layered in batik technique, featuring sweet lovehearts. I’m sharing here a few photos showing you what I got up to in the process. Here I am painting some base coat patterns in 2 shades of fuchsia. The synthetic light doesn’t show this too well. When the spirals are all […]

Rainbow Silks – Delicious Colour Therapy Adorning Your Body

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Update 2020: I’m developing some online silk painting classes for launch this summer. See below for more details. It’s such a delight to paint gorgeous rainbow colours and as I was tidying up my Etsy shop, I realised I have 4 different rainbow silk designs to brighten up your day.  What better than to showcase […]

Swirling Blues and Leaves – how the scarf was made

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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 […]