Fish and water print

A new print! I think I'm going to make a duvet cover out of it. I'm really pleased with this one. I've been thinking about how to do it now for about a year, finally I have a solution!

Two images of work I just finished for a client here in KC. I'm happy I got to do this new work! It was exciting to get out of my box and do some new stuff. The scarf was a real learning experience!

Brocade/Bomaki scarves

Combination of sublimation and shibori! I'm really happy with these.

Purple Itajime discharged scarf

Purple Discharged scarves

Green Squares scarf

Green squares done by way of discharged itajime.

Pink Arashi scarf

A discharged pink arashi shibori scarf.

Brown Organza

This is some brown organza which was originally black and I discharged it to brown. I'm pleased with the result.

Spring Bomaki

Spring is here! And so is spring colored bomaki. Purples, light blues, light greens, and a deep pink. Made me think of easter, it was a lot of fun to work with and I'm glad I have 6 yards of it. It did take two rounds on the pole to get it just so, but well worth the extra work.

Discharged Batik

This is the same purchased finished fabric that the "starry batik" is on. This piece however, I did using the bomaki method. I really like it. It reminds me of water at night.

Discharged Batik - Starry Batik

This is another piece of purchased finished fabric which I then discharged using screen printing. I think it is fun. I don't know that I would want a lot of it, but I like the small 9x12 size that I created.

Discharged Batik

This was a purchased prepared finished piece of fabric that was in the batik style that I gathered up and wrapped in spiderweb style all different sizes all over the fabric then discharged. It came out very different than the original which was a dark purple and orange batik with teal accents. It was a good experiment!

Blue Fish/net Sublimation Print

Here's an up close look at the print.

Duvet Cover

This is a duvet cover I made for my parents for Christmas out of the neutral checker print. I'm pleased with it. It feels great and has a great weight to it. Just perfect for snuggling down on a cold winter's night.

New Print - Birds Neutral Colorway

And here is the neutral (kind of more green really) colorway for the bird print. I think I like the neutral better than the color print, tho that's a tough call on this one. I really like both of them a lot.

New Print - Birds

I have done a new print, this time it's birds. It's very simple, but I like the graphic quality of it. I'll do a neutral colorway of it too. I am really liking the neutral colorways I've been coming up with. Don't mean to toot my own horn or anything...

My Fabric is in KC Magazine!

Here's the Black Bomaki shrug that Sophie and Gwendalynn made from my fabric! I am in a magazine! My name isn't in the magazine, but the fabric is. That's what matters. I had no idea about the photo being published (or taken) so it was quite a surprise when I heard from Laura McGrew of Tomboy Design (http://www.tomboydesign.net/) that my fabric was in the magazine! The shrug and a swing coat made from the Brown Bomaki are for sale at Haught Style in Prairie Village shops (near Minsky's).

Dress from Jen Kao Design

Here is a dress that Jen Kao created from some of the fabric I made for her Spring/Summer 09 Collection. It didn't make the runway, but that's o.k. I think it's mighty pretty, but way too short for me! Hope you like it. Jen Kao's website is http://www.jenkao.com if you want to see her whole show. It's very cool.

Discharged Brown Satin Bomaki

At last we get to see a beautiful jacket made from the brown bomaki satin fabric! It is lined with dark purple silk and has a matching dark purple silk top to wear under it. Looks great in person, feels great too!

Neutral Sublimation Print

Here is the latest print I have been working on. This time, it's my design. I put a ruler in the picture to give some scale to the image. I like the neutral color palette. I plan to do this same print with two other color schemes. Hope you like it!