This bag headed to Rome this week with Carlo and the boys..always nice to have them visit the shop. They left with promises to bring fresh ricotta on their net visit!!!!!

Went on a little ebru jag for a week

While we had the paint out..Mehmet and I went on an ebru ag..using a few different size silks..of course our favorites camme at the tail end....we like the damla(drop) effect..makes lovely abstract geometric forms...on to hats and scarves this week...

This week I had a few students who just wanted to try experimental work with felt and ebru. First I had Caleb Calabro, fashion designer from Sydney,Australia. Caleb was interested in exploring the medim of felt to work into his avantguard fashions for the first time. Caleb created two organic white felt pieces which initially were intended to be spats, however Caleb may change his mind a few times before he is finnished. My second student was Roxane from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Roxane is also a designer of unique textiles. Roxan works mostly with knitted and woven goods so she was exploring the pssibilities of ebru painting on varrious textile surfaces. Meanwhile I have been working on felt yardage for boots