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Thursday, August 05, 2010

Shibori Borealis


Another mixed media piece for the gallery in Gettysburg this weekend - pleated silk shibori with needle-felted backbround mounted on to textured/painted surface. I really want to take a better picture outside but for the past two days we've had dark stormy clouds in the morning so this will have to do but I love just looking at the combination of soft silky colorful pleats combined with the wool and other textures. I thought about naming it "earth, sea and sky" but Shibori Borealis won out!

16 comments:

  1. Margo!!!!!! This is absolutely stunning and the name is perfect!!!! It also reminds me of a topographical map!!! Simply exquisite!!!!!!

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  2. Oh, this is so lovely. I do want to touch it! Lovely name too, btw... :)

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  3. Elizabeth! I wish Judy was around to come with you!

    Thanks Dar and Glennis - Shibori love (madness/obsession?) strikes again -- I think it's all three :-)

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  4. Wunderschön!!!!(verry,verry beautiful)
    Silvia-Maria

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  5. The shibori dyed silk is gorgeous and all the textures are just so complementary and so too the colours - gorgeous work!

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  6. It just reminds me so much of a mermaid's tail with the 3D texture of it all! So breathtaking! Well done, you!

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  7. really wonderful !!!! fantastic textures...and colours...and all...:)
    warm greetings :)

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  8. Diana! thank you, what lovely kind words! actually this is the piece in its unfinished state - I ended up adding a little bluebird; it is on here someplace - if you want to see it and can't find it, let me know!

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  9. Oh my heavens....that is gorgeous....LOVE!!!!!!
    BJ Sandusky

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  10. It's beautiful! I will be in SC this fall with Terri Takacs. I hope we can meet during my stay in Mt. Pleasant.

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  11. Thanks so much everyone! Pat - it will be so wonderful to meet you and Terri! when do you think you will be here?

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  12. Anonymous10:50 AM

    how beautiful!!!

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  13. thank you deemallon - I see from your blog that you were in the indigo dyeing workshop as well! how fun - wonder if we met? so much going on and so little time since I had to leave for several hours on Saturday to make my presentation to the Charleston Fiber Guild - but I did learn a ton! and you?

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