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The Artist at work
in her studio
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Painting on fabric might seem an unusual technique, but oil paintings are paintings on fabric; only canvas is much heavier than silk. Some might relate my paintings on fabric to batik (an Indonesian folk technique) or to Oriental painting on silk; and it is possible to see some reference in my works to both those techniques. However, my paintings are neither batik nor what you would call traditional Chinese or Japanese technique. Nor are they classic-contemporary works on fabric as taught in school. I develop my own way of painting on fabric, and understanding of design. Even though I had classical art training, I try not to stick to the rules too much in paintings on fabric, so as not to limit creative expression in any way. It's possible to call painting on fabric "controversial," because on the one hand, it is necessary to be very precise, using very liquid dyes, because the fabric absorbs the color instantly, leaving little room for change. But on the other hand, the colors can flow freely one into another, creating beautiful effects. I never make a detailed sketch, but just draw freehand right onto the fabric, letting lines of composition and color freely interact and create an amazing effect. For me, painting on fabric is the most liberating, expressive technique. All of these paintings are absolutely unique; of none of them is there any exact duplicate.
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