silk sirens
i had been working on this silk scarf some weeks ago, but never got around to posting about it. thanks to my good friend rob, who inspired me with his fantastically original shirt painting, i was inclined to take up fabric art once again. i purchased some fine point fabric ink pens and began working on this very elaborate 9″ x 54″ 100% silk scarf. it’s been hand-dyed three times to achieve the variegated colors [butterscotch yellow, pesto green and stream blue] it’s been hand-washed several times and the ink has stood up quite well. the colors fade into one another and in some instances create unusual patterns.
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here are some shots of it before the dyes were applied:
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i had taken some photos of me wearing it, but i looked goofy as heck. 
i enjoyed working on this, but boy did it take forever. not sure i’ll be tackling the other scarf i bought to work on. at least, not any time soon.
in progress : eva
20 x 24 inches
medium: oil, paper, wax, webbing, ink, acrylic, dye, tissue
since leaving LJ, i’ve had a hard time updating with works in progress. it was easier then, i suppose. at any rate, i ran across the work of irina ionesco and fell in love. thing is, i started this background to cover up a painting i had started and was not pleased at the direction it had taken [i know i've said "work with what you have", but sometimes, you paint yourself into a corner and the only option you have is tramp across the wet floor with all your might and say "let's try that again". it's not the first time i've scrapped a painting in this manner.] JIMI was created the very same way. and in the same vein, i used tissue, spray, wax and other assortments to create this very colorful background. the problem was “what to put on top of it.” that is where irina’s controversial work comes in. created in the 1970’s, irina’s work has a very turn of the century feel, it was hard for me to place it at first, it seemed that authentic. the controversy lies in one of her best models …. her very young daughter, who was used in an assortment of tasteful, albeit questionably erotic, photographs. it is evident when seeing eva why the images were so successful. she was very beautiful and a great subject. the photo i chose is not one of the questionable ones, although having her pose with what seems to be a corpse’s veiled face lends a bit of surreality to the piece. all the better, i say. with a bit of a victorian edge to it, the photo is a great addition to what i’m trying to recreate with this wonderful background. i hope i succeed.
in progress:
the canvas
a detail of the paper collage
first markings in ink and titanium white
