I'm back to work, making fabulous fabrics and now creating clothes with them as well!  This picture is not the best quality, but it's me holding some black denim bleached and over dyed a pretty purple color- Pretty snazzy! I wonder what that will get made into?! 

a purse?
a skirt?
a cute baby hat?

Decisions, decisions...

Check back soon for updates!

As you see, I'm wearing shibori Jeans(New) and shirt(Old). 
This is not just bathtub alchemy folks.....

It's Fashion Alchemy.

Welcome to my revolution!

Fleece Jumpsuit

lala is at it once again! Lavender fleece sweatpants with shibori pockets and blouse for a lucky toddler :-)

shiboriwear in progress :-)

shibori jumpers in progress- these one of a kinds will be available for sale soon!

corina's new dress

My grandmother made this exquisite dress for my daughter using my batik fabric and some mauve-ish velveteen, it simply made my jaw drop!

colors in nature are always an inspiration to me

I am a hurricane of creativity

This is a rayon-linen blend that I dyed using a technique that is called ARASHI, or, pole-wrapping. After the length of fabric was bound, I painted on the dye (after I thickened it with sodium glucosamate), rather than submerging it in a traditional dye-bath. This is a new way of achieving color that I have been experimenting with,and I'm quite thrilled with the outcome every time.

Arashi- means "storm" in Japanese. This is quite fitting, because the patterns achieved are similar to that of what a hurricane looks like from above.

This is one of many pieces I have dyed in this fashion, so more posts to come!

pretty funky...

Creamy-coraly effects on this soft rayon scarf- lovely!

corderoy jacket

you are the designer!

Manufactured or 'mass produced' garments are impersonal in style. How can it be possible to express your unique pizazz by wearing outfits that are one-in-a million and not one-of a kind? My handmade garments are one-of a kind like you, so wearing one expresses your persona so much more than anything you can come across in a store. I strive to make "tie-dye" more than just a "hippie" fashion statement, and bring the real art and great style of shibori into the limelight :)

cheers,
  sparky the alchemist

New Batik and silk painting pieces

I had the wax on this rayon for some time because I applied it at one house, moved into another, and finally got to lay some dye on it now that my shop is set up. woo hoo! I had all these great colors so I Pole- wrapped this nice silk scarf for the second time,and hand painted it to see what would happen

Georgous, right??