Fine Craft Shows at Chautauqua July 11–13 & August 8 –10, 2025
My hand dyed garments for women start as white or natural fiber cloth: cotton, linen, rayon, wool, silk. Each piece is dyed with multiple, layered processes using many techniques: Shibori, screen printing, hand painting, stamping, and more. All pieces are designed, dyed, and hand sewn by me. Each is a one of a kind garment. I may repeat the shape, but the design is unique. A garment is really a sculptural form which is not complete until it finds its owner, since the body provides the final element of the total design. Each person gets her own work of art, chosen and worn only by her. I also have a small line of reversible jackets that are made with commercial quilters cloth and another small line of pre-sewn "blanks" that I dye. These items are less expensive than my other pieces, and though not exactly one of a kind, no two are exactly alike, either.