Suzi Soderlund

The colors, types, and textures of fabric have always intrigued Suzi. Her first projects were doll clothes, followed by pillows, covered boxes, and garments. In 1995, Suzi began to create traditional quilts, soon followed by art quilts. She finds that she likes to work in many different styles, using a variety of fabrics and colors.

In 2001, Suzi discovered fabric collage and marbling on fabric. These two processes have allowed Suzi to begin bringing the visions in her head to a visible and touchable form. Marbling fabric has become a passion for Suzi. Most of her days are spent creating marbled fabrics. She first hand dyes her fabrics, and then cuts them into fat quarters or fat half -size pieces to be marbled. She uses a variety of Dharma Trading Co. supplies. Procion MX dye colors, soda ash fixer, urea, and Synthrapol to dye cotton, silk, and rayon. Methocel, Alum, Dispersant, and a variety of paints are used to marble on fabrics and silk scarves. Suzi loves creating new colors and marbling patterns. But the part she enjoys most is that, because the marbling process involves liquids, no two marbled pieces ever turn out exactly alike. Each piece is unique and has a personality all of its own.

If you want to try your hand at marbling, Suzi highly recommends the "Give It A Try" starter set. That's how she got started. For inspiration, she often looks to The Ultimate Marbling Handbook by Diane Maurer-Mathison. Suzi's advice for beginners is to relax and have fun. In marbling, there are never mistakes -- only grand experiments.

For more of Suzi's luscious hand marbled fabrics, wallhangings, and wearables, check out her website at www.marbled-arts.com