I’m just going to say it – I’m not a fan of silk. It’s too swishy for me and drives me nuts the way it slinks around when I try to stitch on it. I’ve avoided it for years until I was at a textile show and became completely enamored with a piece there – the fabric had incredible texture….
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It’s that time of year again – time to change the fabric covering on my print table. I use Roc-Lon Multipurpose cloth on my print table. It’s essentially drapery lining but there are several things I like about it as a print table covering. It’s heavy duty – which means I don’t have to treat it like a princess and…
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It’s been a week since I returned home from California and Craft Napa. I had to hit the ground running when I got back to Michigan (after sleeping for an entire day, the 3 hour time difference really knocked me for a loop) so that’s why I haven’t blogged about it yet. I wanted to take time to really write…
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There is a screen printing co-op called Ocelot Print Shop in Detroit and when I discovered it, I instantly wanted to move in and live there. My friend Kate and I signed up for the basic screen printing class because I haven’t done anywhere near enough of the emulsion exposure to walk in there and be like “Yeah! Let me…
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As I’ve been working on more paintings I’ve felt a general dissatisfaction over the size I’ve been working on. I wanted to use up the stock of canvas I have rather then go out and buy more but what that means is that I work around the 12″x12″ or 18″x18″ size. It’s been making me nuts. Last weekend I was…
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