Leaf scarf in progress
Dye pot on the fire
Leaf scarf in progress
Scarf tied up and ready for the next dye bath
Many scarves, many colours
Silk Satin scarf dyed with Apple Bush and onion skins
Highly textured scarf created using blueberries
This strange 'creature' is actually a scarf waiting to be unwrapped
Apple Bush, Onion skins and Quandong seeds
Dye creature on the Finke River> Gumnuts and rust
Apple Bush, Bloodwood bark and Bloodwood gumnuts
Rusted scarf tied up
Scarf rusted with Tyre Wire
Silk tied around "Magic bolts' await unveiling
'Magic Bolt' scarf unwrapped (detail)
Red onion skins, purple carrot and rust
Purple carrot, red onion, brown onion and copper
Red onion and clips
Purple carrot and vinegar
Purple carrot, brown onion and red onion on silk satin.
Purple carrot
Purple carrot
Pittosperum berries, apple bush and tumeric
rusted leaf print
Rusty washers and nuts
Purple carrot shawl scarf
Brown onion, Eramophilla, Apple Bush
detail of previous scarf
'Echidna' scarf: brown onion and rust
Detail of previous
'Echidna' scarf in progress
Collected eucalypt leaves for testing
Leaf print sampling
Leaf print sampling
Rusted leaves on puff ball background
Delicate print of River Red Gum leaves
Prints of various Eucalypt leaves (all states of Australia represented)
Detail of previous
Eucalypt leaves printed on rusted silk
Detail of previous
Eucalupt leaves printed, 2 kinds.
detail of previous
My favourite Eucalypt leaf print scarf
Dyeing with natural dyes has become a bit of an obsession. There is a kind of uncontrollable magic about this process, you never know exactly how things will turn out, so the old recipe of play, experiment and learn is the one to employ. I use plant material I collect in the bush, plus things I forage from ‘Woollies’, like onion skins and purple carotts. I also use rust, it seems to find its way into all my work. Most recently I have been developing the technique known as ‘eco printing’ using eucalyptus leaves on silk and wool.
My scarves are available through the Talapi Gallery in Alice Springs.
If you live interstate send me an email via the Contact Page.
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Leaf scarf in progress
Dye pot on the fire
Leaf scarf in progress
Scarf tied up and ready for the next dye bath
Many scarves, many colours
Silk Satin scarf dyed with Apple Bush and onion skins
Highly textured scarf created using blueberries
This strange 'creature' is actually a scarf waiting to be unwrapped
Apple Bush, Onion skins and Quandong seeds
Dye creature on the Finke River> Gumnuts and rust
Apple Bush, Bloodwood bark and Bloodwood gumnuts
Rusted scarf tied up
Scarf rusted with Tyre Wire
Silk tied around "Magic bolts' await unveiling
'Magic Bolt' scarf unwrapped (detail)
Red onion skins, purple carrot and rust
Purple carrot, red onion, brown onion and copper
Red onion and clips
Purple carrot and vinegar
Purple carrot, brown onion and red onion on silk satin.
Purple carrot
Purple carrot
Pittosperum berries, apple bush and tumeric
rusted leaf print
Rusty washers and nuts
Purple carrot shawl scarf
Brown onion, Eramophilla, Apple Bush
detail of previous scarf
'Echidna' scarf: brown onion and rust
Detail of previous
'Echidna' scarf in progress
Collected eucalypt leaves for testing
Leaf print sampling
Leaf print sampling
Rusted leaves on puff ball background
Delicate print of River Red Gum leaves
Prints of various Eucalypt leaves (all states of Australia represented)
Detail of previous
Eucalypt leaves printed on rusted silk
Detail of previous
Eucalupt leaves printed, 2 kinds.
detail of previous