Gallery Of Exceptional Hand Printed,
Hand Illuminated Silks


Presenting a series of very special works

Grand Masterpiece Hand Colored Tusah Silk Antique Spanish Silk Illuminated Silk Ogham Year Wheel of the Trees Forest spirit Song of Sorrow A Special Altar Cloth
The Renaissance Faire that I participate in has a traditions of masterpiece competition once per faire. The work is judge by other craftspeople considered masters of their crafts. Each year that I enter this competition I try to make a masterwork of the year. I try to incorporate the new things I am learning and techniques that I am exploring. I have won awards but even the pieces that are not given an award are my years masterwork. The printing dyeing and coloring take many many hours to complete. I want to present a small gallery of these works. In keeping with the way a person might learn their craft I studied my woodcut print making from every aspect that I could . I learned about making paper. I learned how to mull my own ink from pigment and oil. I took a course in forging and tool making and made tools for myself. I cut and planed some wood in my fathers shop to carve a block with. I learned to dye the cloth when I started printing on cloth.(Thank you to my mentor, Diane Longdo of the Dyespot!) I learned to gather natural materials and use dyes that the Elizabethans might have used. Note: I do not do all of this for each piece of course. I try to provide the appropriate techniques for each type of work I am doing. Proceon dyes simply hold their color better on cotton.
Blessed Be