Silkworm Magazine, Volume 23, Issue No. 2, Summer 2016

In our contintued travels, this year 2016 the year of the landscape, we delve into interior spaces.  In this issue, Joanna White discovers and shares a method for drawing and painting on silk that involves what may look like random doodles, but are anything but that.  She delves into her discovery of the Zentangle® - a method of drawing that draws on the meditation of line and form.  Meanwhile, Liza Bozó explains how she discovered the mandala - or more accurately - how the mandala discovered her.  Both artists use their own unique approach to form and mind and color to bring the artist and the viewer into a state of harmony.

Silkworm Cover - V23 No. 2

 

 

In This Issue

Joanna White - Pentangles

Joanna White Teaching

From Zentangle® to Silk….
by Joanna White, CZT & Fiber Artist

What is Zentangle® and why would a fiber artist and, more particularly, a silk painter be interested in this latest fad in the craft world?  My answer to that question would be that Zentangle is much more than a drawing technique for simple yet complicated repetitive patterns.  It is a way to achieve quietude and focus, and beautiful artful designs that can add to and expand your creativity and your artistic endeavors on silk. 

Let me share a bit of the history of Zentangle and how it came to happen and then share my experience of becoming a Certified Zentangle Teacher and how these beautiful designs found their way into my fiber art.

(To read more, go to Vol. 23, Issue No. 2.)

 

Liza Bozo - Mandala

Lotus Mandala by Liza Bozó

The Fine Art of Centering with Liza Bozó
by Tunizia Abdur-Raheem

 

Mandala is a Sanskrit word meaning wheel or circle.  It is usually likened with the wheel or circle of life.  According to Jungian psychology, a mandala expressed in a dream, is a symbol of the dreamer's search for completeness and self-unity.

While Mandalas have their seed as sacred art in the Buddhist religious teachings, they have moved from religion to popular psychology and culture.  They are now representative of the universe as a whole and a seeker’s device for exploring concepts of centeredness and self-integration.  Add to this, creating the repetitions of undulating geometrics can make for interesting patterns that are beautiful to behold and fun to create.

(To read more, go to Vol. 23, Issue No. 2.)

Nadja Lancelot - Image Contest Winner

Festival Image by Nadja Lancelot

Winner of the Image Contest
Nadja Lancelot

 

My dye-laden brush touches the pristine white silk and rivulets of color explode, mushroom then collide.

My canvas is silk. My medium is dye.  I am enthralled; captivated by the chemical reactions that occur when I add salt or alcohol to the viscous mixture. This is a highly sensual, liquid art form. It is perfect for my temperament.  The tactile element of the silk and the vibrant colors in the dyes are mesmerizing.

(To read more, go to Vol. 23, Issue No. 2.)

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