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Geometry of Love

Silk scarf designs This story is about relationships, actually.  It is a story that emerged utterly unexpectedly from a foundation of geometry. That is, a branch of mathematics concerned with properties of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures… placed onto a silky, wiggly fabric (of love). The activity at […]

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On your way out

Hand-painted silk scarfs Soft on touch, gentle wrap around the neck, an ultimate sense of luxury – a silk scarf is a fashion statement. Until I had my hands on it, I was ignorant as to how intricate the process of designing a hand-painted scarf could be. For a painter in me, a blank silk […]

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Silk

Silk scarf painting Luxurious, soft, waving – silk has been a symbol of natural, beautiful, and indulgent. For millennia. It is hard to imagine a fiber having such a rich history. Legend has it that the process for making silk cloth was first invented by the wife of the Yellow Emperor, Leizu, around the year 2696 […]

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Fabric of Love

Fabric design and jewelry Valentine sneaks upon us in the middle of February!? Under a meter of snow, each day is a challenge – driving to work while ice pellets drop from the skies, whiteouts create dangerous illusions, when dressing up to brave outdoors takes at least half an hour. What a weird time to […]