Dayna made one!

Artist Dayna Wenzel made her very own LifeVest at my class yesterday!!!
She's going to wear it to her opening!!
Class is $60 for 4 hours. Thankyou.

Tie Dyed Tees-Last Post for now

Here are some more tees I created with dyenaflow.

Please know that you contact me with any questions about my process or to purchase.

Thankyou!

Stay tuned tomorrow for more NEWS!!!

Tie Dyed Tees What Ive been up to

No Boundaries Medium  Dyed with Chartruese ,Fuschia and Red

Yes! I am looking forward to warmer weather!  This Tank top was relatively easy to make.

I just rolled it, banded it and applied dye. I use a brush.

I just LOVE how the tees BLOOM into life!

Hanes for Her Tee Medium,Dyed withPinks and Orange

Here's another tee I made with Spring in mind

Thankyou!

Tie Dyed Tees Results continued!

Tie Dyed Hanes tee made with Black and Grey DyeNaFlow

I was really worried about this one. When it was wet there was no visible variations in the gray. Wow! I'm really pleased. This baby is also sold.

Please stay tuned to see more results!!!

Yes! You may order one for yourself, contact me here or at karen@karenloprete.com

Thankyou!

 

Tie Dyed Tees Unvelied

 

Wow! I'm really happy with how this turned out!
I used Periwinkle, Blue and Yellow DyeNaFlow
The tee is an XL Fruit of the Loom and is sold.





Remember how we started?




I still think this version belongs in the garden.
STAY TUNED TO SEE MORE!!!!!!

Tie Dyed this Winter contd..

This is my favorite part of tie-dying! Revealing what I might have created by unwrapping the rubber bands. Almost looks like the first bloom of Spring! Can't wait to get all the bands off!!

I am still not sure about the shades of grey.

Now this is exciting! I unraveled one of the long sleeves to find this fun band.

I am so glad I purchased Fushia dye to go with my Orange and Red!

 

I CAN NOT wait til I unwrap all these babies!

I may not post tomorrow because Im going to Flushing to visit my Mom.

Friday definitely!!

Thankyou!

What did U do this Winter continued...!

So, yesterday these babies were all white. Nothing like a little color,eh?  I used fushia,salmon and bright red.Yummy!

Then again, nothing's cooler than shades of grey, which I hope this turns out to be, it's not looking very "shady " to me right now.Keep your fingers crossed!

This is a short sleeved T that a man ordered . He wants 2 shades of blue and a "touch of yello" Groovy!

 

Stay tuned tomorrow for the unwrapping of the bands!!!

Thankyou!

what did U do this Winter?

I decided to tie dye some T shirts. I love the way they look all rubber-banded up and ready to accept color!!!
Messy? Nope. I use Dye-Na-Flo and a paintbrush to apply onto moistened fabric.
Stay tuned to find out how they turn out!

Art, History and Social Activisim

Connecticut Fiber Arts Collective honors Romare Bearden

December 17, 2014 - March 13, 2015 at

the Hartford Public Library, 500 Main St, 3rd Floor

 

 

 Special Reception to meet the artists will be held

 January 17,2015   1-3 pm

www.hplct.org

 

 

 



New Work on Exhibit!

My Two portrayals of the Merritt Parkway are on display at the

 Connecticut Department of Transportation

2800 Berlin Turnpike,Newington, CT

This portrayal of the James Farm Road overpass from Shelton to Stratford was painted first on white cotton then stitched over.  I really enjoyed creating this piece!

This quilt was pieced, painted then stitched.

quilted mats!

Thankyou to Virginia Millington, fellow SAQA member, for sharing her photo of one of my quilted mats on top of her amazing thread collection!

New Quilted Mats continued!

Here are some of my pieced and quilted mats actually being used for a table setting! These are made from a mix of commercially bought and my handpainted fabrics.

New Quilted Mats Continued!

One more note for today!

I realized Ive been showing you the same mat over and over. Here's another handpainted design!

Thankyou.

New Quilted Mats Continued!

Carol Larson suggested this scene using one of my 12x 16 quilted mats!

Thankyou for all your ideas! More to come!

I'll be thinking of more over the long weekend...

 

New Quilted Mats Continued!

Continuing on from yesterday's post...pictured above is one of my 12"x16" quilted mats folded in three the stitched up one third to make a purse! Perfect for carrying your balls around! Great for storing papers too. Imagine this trifold wrapped in a ribbon!
Any more ideas? Stay tuned!

How Fiber Artists Have Fun!!!

Play date at Carol Eaton's house!!! Give us some fabric, some dye and some time and we're off to the races with the Connecticut Fiber Arts Collective! Thanks for the photos! Thanks for the wonderful time!