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How to Use Resist

How to Use Jacquard Permanent Water Based Resist in Silk Painting Some folks want me to share how I use resists,  hence the following instructions. Dye spreads every-which-way on silk unless resist lines contain it. Dharma Trading Company, a major … Continue reading

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My Pain Feather

Just finished this painting, My Pain Feather (a picture-poem) People ask my process with my art, so here is what happened with this piece: It started out not as piece unto itself but as a sketch of something that i … Continue reading

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Greater than the Sum …

Greater than the Sum of Its Parts—Combining Techniques: Tutorial and Painting in Honor of Goddess Brigid You can scroll past the tutorial for Product and Purchase Info. Click pics to see em full size and un-blurred. I like to combine … Continue reading

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Faerie Woodland Altar Cloth

I’m posting this here instead of Etsy bc I’m so in love with it that I have to show more pics of it than Etsy allows and share my process a bit. Click pics to see em full size and … Continue reading

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Shut-In—Virtual Tagging

A shut-in can do virtual tagging.  Share this graphic! These are the times that define us.—Buffy, the Vampire Slayer (of course!) Heh, tagging by a shut-in. I even had to create a brick wall to tag, LOL. But I loved … Continue reading

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Nature’s Wildness Is a Mandala

Hi, Andy, This wall-hanging is a thank you for doing my taxes. And for your patience with my confusion about navigating tax season. 🙂  I call the piece “Nature’s Wildness Is a Mandala.” I am happy with how it turned out. … Continue reading

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Artful Moments of Self-Care

Artful Moments of Self-Care I teach a class called “The Spirituality of Art and the Art of Spirituality.” The most recent group just wrapped up. At its beginning, we each chose an art project that we could finish within the … Continue reading

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Finally Telling

Finally Telling What I See, in Hopes You’ll Let Me Know What You See  Just to be clear: I see this drug-free.  I tried to portray what I see—as opposed to making a good painting. So I do not know if … Continue reading

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Creative Process: Hand-Painted Silk

Hand-Painted Silk Art Altar Cloth for Warrior Poet PG, you said on my Facebook page link you like to see the process. Hence this post. Click pics to see em full size. Folks, skip process to get to Product and … Continue reading

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