White Night Trees

dye silk, wax batiked, embroidered

Swirling

"Fool" by Hellenne Vermillion
24"x36" acid dyes on silk with
embroidery threads
mounted on canvas

Swirling

ovals

ovals
circles
beads around the ovals

corn syrup on silk dyes

crackled

crackled wax resisst

flowing rocks and squares

moving flowing squares
on squares
on squares

bleached black velveteen

acid dye painted silk with wax resist

silk velvet squares

fused plastic bags

embroidery thread

Osaka Castle moat wall, Japan

simple circles chain stitched

simple circles chain stitched
with embroidery thread
concentric
subtle colors on grey double faced wool
hiding the stitching between the layers

like tossing a pebble into a pond

gingko leaves sashiko stitched, or painted, or both

fabric paint which has faded after several washings
on linen/cotton
the fading seems natural
and was a pleasant surprise

gingko leaf shapes stitched onto linen/cotton
simple, quiet
a nice touch in navy embroidery thread
sashiko stitching

printing on dyed silk noil

dyed silk noil
printed using a hand cut stencil out of vinyl

stitched with thread
color