Buy, Shows, Exhibits, Silk Care
| Buy, Shows, Galleries, Exhibits and silk care. |
| TO PURCHASE: You can buy or order from Wendy - contact by e-mail : shibori@gci.net, or phone: 907 250 7470. Wendy can design and craft a piece especially for you. Commissions welcome. Selections of work can be mailed to galleries on request. FALL SHOWS: Bad Girls of the North: Anchorage - Millenium Hotel, Nov 4,5 Fairbanks - Westmark Hotel, Oct 30, Nov 1. Fairbanks Museum of the North; Nov 18,19 Anchorage Museum Crafts Weekend; Nov 25-27 PORTLAND, OR - Alaskan Women of Fiber, Dec 2,3 check it out on Facebook. GALLERIES: Shibori pieces can be found at the following locations: 'Rosita's Boutique', Captain Cook Hotel, Anchorage, AK; 2 Friends Gallery, 314 E. Benson Blvd, Anchorage, AK The Painter's Daughter 331 Donnelly Street, Mount Dora, FL 32757. tel: 352. 735.3470 Dreamweaver Art Couture, Long Boat Key, Sarasota FL WORKSHOPS 2012: Wendy Smith-Wood holds workshops at semi-regular intervals throughout the year, most often during the summer time in AK. The size and price per workshop vary, and sizes can range from an intimate four people, to twelve or more. Contact Wendy to arrange a workshop. Scheduled Workshops: Atlantic Center for the Arts, Focus on Fiber Retreat - March 16-18, Florida. SCARF CARE: This textured shibori art-wear is made by folding, wrapping and tying silk, then steaming it to set the texture. Dyes are applied at several points during the process, giving a blend of colors and iridescence not quite like any other. Often patterns are created by this method and the texture is washed out to leave a pattern on the silk fabric (as with the velvet scarves you see on this site). When the texture remains in the pure silk, it gives greater depth and interest to the piece. It has a life of its own and often resembles patterns in nature. Keeping the texture: Textured shibori will keep its pleats and folds for years. It can be dry-cleaned in a bag (professionally or at home in the tumble dryer) or aired, and is best stored in a box or carton to prevent crushing. It is important to remember that the texture in a piece of silk art-wear, which is achieved by steam, will largely disappear if the silk is submitted to water. Do not hand wash or immerse your textured scarf in water. Deliberately flattening your scarf: Of course, the texture can also be intentionally washed out at a later date if you like. This will give you a brand new pattern, look and shape to your art wear. |
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