Silk Story: painting on silk

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4.10.11

Painting on silk

One day I asked my husband to take some photos of me working - the result this little photo story.

This is my little studio. In fact it is place on my kitchen oak table.

My modest silk dyes collection. I have main colors that I mix in various ways - if I need something special.

Almost all colors on my silk paintings are mixed, only sometimes I use pure dyes, it determines the identity of my work.

My MUSA and the guardian of good energy in my works during all painting process.

I paint on silk which is mounted on wooden frame, handmade by my husband Bronius .

Often I work without any real sketches - they are inside me. I just took contour and draw the lines on pure white silk. Then mold the dyes.

Fragment of this art piece:

At the end of painting hole scarf looks like this:

When painting is over -I have to iron silk scarf for half an hour, then taking some photos for listing it on Etsy.

This scarf was sold after couple days being on my Etsy store

28.6.10

And the WINNER is...

Wohoo!! June giveaway end has come and the winner was chosen with random.org .
Fern blossom goes to INGERMAAIKE!! Visit her lovely shop on etsy!
My warm congratulations!

7.6.10

GIVEAWAY

Fern bloom.

http://www.silkstory.etsy.com/

Everyone knows that the St. John's Night Flowering fern night . Lithuanians always goes to look for it at midnight. It was believed that the man who founds the fern blossom becomes clairvoyant - can hear other people's thoughts, and knows all their secrets, understands the language of birds. These abilities brings wealth and happiness

You also can have it-just follow the instructions-and fern bloom will come to you!

*START DAY: June 10, 2010

*END DAY: June 24,2010

*OPEN: worldwide

*PRIZE: Painting on silk "Blossom" by Silkstory

*VALUE: $29

At the close of the giveaway a WINNER will be randomly selected from all entries received up until the close of the giveaway on June 24,2010.

Winner will be contacted via e-mail only.

HOW TO ENTER:

1.Start follow this blog

2.or Heart My Etsy shop

3.If you already follower then tweet or facebook about this giveaway to your friends.

4.or Buy something from My shop.
5.Do not forget to leave a comment post with your action here.

Then e-mail me about your actions: rutkauskiene.zita[at]gmail.com and I will add you to participants list.

The winner will be announced on June 28th.

GOOD LUCK!

25.5.10

From silk history

Some words about exclusively silk.

When silk was first discovered, it was reserved exclusively for the use of the ruler. It was permitted only to the emperor, his close relations and the very highest of his dignitaries. Within the palace, the emperor is believed to have worn a robe of white silk; outside, he, his principal wife, and the heir to the throne wore yellow, the color of the earth.

Gradually the various classes of society began wearing tunics of silk, and silk came into more general use. As well as being used for clothing and decoration, silk was quite quickly put to industrial use by the Chinese. This was something which happened in the West only in modern times. Silk, indeed, rapidly became one of the principal elements of the Chinese economy. Silk was used for musical instruments, fishing-lines, bowstrings, bonds of all kinds, and even rag paper, the word's first luxury paper. Eventually even the common people were able to wear garments of silk.

(Text and photo taken from here)

Today everyone can aford silk garments. It is still luxurious material - lot of cloth designers like and use it.

On Etsy you can find silk cloth accesories and hand painted silk garments around the world.

Here are some of them!

Take a look.