January | 2017 | UpwithFurniture

This past year has been one of great creative growth for me. I still painted a lot of furniture but discovered a new love indirectly through painting. Last summer I was inspired by Annie Sloan’s Inspiration page to try shibori dyeing with chalk paint. My efforts with chalk paint were attractive but I really wanted to see what using indigo and Procion MX dye would be like. I haven’t looked back and have been very busy experimenting with different types of shibori for pillows, tea towels and scarves. I used to sew many years ago and have now re-learned some of those skills as well.

Here are some of my favourite pillows and painted pieces from 2016:

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