I'm in wonder of divine systems and man's machines. I collect images of machines, insects, vintage photographs, technical drawings, kitschy things and natural patterns, and create digital collages. Each collage is an exploration of another permutation.
My SHIBORI is a modern adaptation of traditional Japanese hand-dye methods. Shibori techniques produce patterned fabric with subtle variations. These patterns are natural, organic, complex and somehow, simple.
DIGITAL SHIBORI is my process that involves hand-dyeing shibori fabrics, then photographing and digitally altering, sometimes collaging, the digital shibori imagery. After working for a couple of years dyeing shibori and creating digital images to print on silk, it occurred to me that my shibori would be an interesting element in my digital collages. Sometimes these digital shibori collages are printed on silk and quilted, sometimes they are printed on paper.
Creating art is a journey for me. Change is part of the process.