For 2 year now, I am a Dharma Trading Co. customer. I discover this
wonderfull textile store on the Net. Now, my art have changed.
I am a watercolorist on silk, doing artworks since 1978. All my
artworks are framed and presented as a visual art product. I am now
recognise by international associations like the SPIN (Silk painters
international News from USA) and the Guild of Silk Painters of United
Kingdom and d'Art et de Soie from France.
My artworks are also reproduced on cards, serigraphs, lithographs and on
t-shirts. A new start with Dharma trading were my
silk scarves. They
have such a good quality of silk scarf that when i participate to Le
Salon des Metiers d'Art, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, people ask me
where those magnificent scarves come from. Charmeuse, Crepe de Chine,
fringe scarves... It is a real pleasure for me to tint those silk
scarves.
I use the pre-hemmed scarves to do my scarves. I particularly
appreciate the Charmeuse 35 x 35. Recently, I started working on the
scarves with fringe. Fantastic! They are easy to tint and greatly
appreciate by my customers. They have something special and original
that please to women.
I also work upon 'Crepe de Chine' and Habotai (10mm and 12mm) pre-hemmed
scarves. I put them in yogourt pots and submerge them with alcohol,
water and tints. It gives terrific effects. Salt, wax,
airbrush... everything to achieve special surfaces.
As tints, I do prefer the
Dupont. They are stable, very concentrate and
luminous. I also work with Dupont's black gutta. They are just great
products. To paint my artworks, those are the Dharma Trading's product
that I use. I often give a special touch using Pentel Fabricfun pastel
dye stick in 'frottis'. It gives very special effects on my silk
artwoks. Habutai 12mm is the one that I privilegiate for my framed
pieces.
I recently try the
Jacquard's discharge paste on my scarves. What a
great job they do. A lot of surprising effects and a lot of exploration
to do. It is terrific. When you steam your scarves, all the effects
appear for real. It is a new process for me and it is like going on a
wild horse. You have to be aware to bring it to the right place.
Painting on silk is a divine experience. From the white surface, you
create a colorfull world filled with emotions.
