~Art on Silk!~

Welcome to the wonderful world of Fabric art- 

Wonderful, Wearable Silk art- 

Hand painted Silk art enhances your  natural beauty.  

Salt dye color blends ~ Jewel Sea, Earth Rouge, Bright Rainbow, R&B, Earth Sunset, Terra Miscela, Desert Turquoise, Dove Grey, and more. 

Each piece is individually painted by the artist using professional Silk dye from Paris. 

Dyes are steam set for color fastness.  

Salt Dye scarves ~ Repeated washing is not necessary ~ 

Freshen your scarf by spraying with a little water.

 Blow dry with hair dryer.

Or ~ hang outside on a nice day with a little breeze...

This will keep your scarf soft and beautiful...

 hglidden@hgliddenartist.com

~email Helen for available scarves for purchase~

 Thank you for your interest!

• Silk artist Helen Glidden lives in rural Idaho where she creates hand painted Silk designs in her home studio.  Each Silk piece is individually painted assuring you are purchasing an original piece of wearable art.       
• The Silk starts white.  It is then stretched on a frame in preparation for painting.  Helen uses high quality professional Silk dye from Paris, France.  The dye is painted onto the Silk with brushes.                                                                                                                                  The salt dye effect is made by applying a special Silk salt to the fabric while the dye is wet.  There the salt and dye react to form blending and flowing color designs.                                                                                                                                                                                  Designer (pictoral) art is painted onto the Silk with Sumi brushes after the design is outlined with resist which keeps the color contained within each design area.                                                                                           The finished Silk is  processed in a steamer to set the color.  This process takes up to 4 hours. After steaming each Silk piece is machine washed with a special detergent that lifts out excess dye.  The Silk is then pressed.                                                                                               Each piece is machine washable using a mild soap followed by tumble drying.  However to keep your Silk scarf fresh, soft and beautiful repeated washing is not necessary. Just spray a little water on the scarf, then blow dry with a hair dryer. The finished Silk is very durable, easy to clean, and wrinkle resistant.  The color is non-toxic to the wearer and is quite color fast.