Dye Studies


Rayon and silk scarf dyed with vegetables, rust, turmeric and flowers.

Rayon and silk scarf dyed with vegetables, rust, turmeric and flowers.

Showing the rust process prior to unwrapping.


Detail

silk prior to unwrap after being steamed

Jacquard silk paint on scarf with gutta resist

Jacquard silk paint on scarf with gutta resist

Jacquard silk paint on scarf with gutta resist

Dye investigation with vegetable concentrates

Jacquard silk paint on scarf with gutta resist

Jacquard silk paint on scarf with gutta resist

Jacquard silk paint on scarf with gutta resist

Jacquard silk paint on scarf with gutta resist, on stretchers

Lot dyed for Kings Island performers with RIT powder dye

Detail of ice dyed cotton shirt

Lot dyed for Kings Island performers with RIT powder dye

Ice dyed for Kings Island performers with RIT powder dyes

Ice dyed for Kings Island performers with RIT powder dyes

multiple process shibori/batik then made into dress

Dyed and printed for Williamstown Theatre Festival kickball tournament 2017

Stencil made from plastic sheets

For Andrea Vos Rochefort's 2016 Der Kleine Harlekin

Hand painted with thickened fiber reactive dyes

process of hand painting pattern

Dye experimentation with fiber reactive cold water dyes

Experimentation with direct application acid dyes

Dye experimentation with direct application fiber reactive cold water dyes

Dye experimentation with direct application fiber reactive cold water dyes

Tumeric and acid dyes on raw silk with shibori resist

Finished experiment- Tumeric and acid dyes on raw silk with shibori resist

Over dyed dark purple.

Finished result
