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These works had their origins in samples of shibori-dyed cloth from the days when I was working as a fiber artist.

Arashi shibori is a dyeing technique in which the cloth is wrapped around a pole, tied with cord, then compressed and twisted tightly. The compacted cloth is then placed in a dyebath, and a pattern is formed where the dyestuff is resisted by the cords and folds. Typically, arashi patterns evoke the feeling of water (arashi means driving rain in Japanese). When the patterns found their way onto textured canvas to be painted using layer upon layer of color, they became a series exploring rhythm and color.

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