Author Archives: AnnIsikArts

About AnnIsikArts

Artist/Writer/Blogger

Natural Dyeing and Eco Printing in Winter: Honesty and Hops I

Posted on February 1, 2021 by AnnIsikArts

“And herbes coude I tell eke many on,As Egremaine, Valerian, and Lunarie,And other swiche, if that me list to tarie,Our lamps brenning both night and day,To bring about our craft if that we may,Our fournies eke of calcination,And of waters … Continue reading →

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Japanese Anemone 2011

Posted on October 18, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

“No-one ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” Heraclitus About a month ago, my computer crashed. I was about to buy a new one, but … and I … Continue reading →

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A Lot of Edges Called Perhaps

Posted on September 23, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

“I have a lot of edges called Perhapsand almost nothing you can callCertainty.”   Mary Oliver

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Work in Progress

Posted on September 5, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

Sample of layered work on silk satin using a range of eco, botanical, contact printing methods from Kathy Hays Design courses, and using plant matter harvested from my garden.

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Natural Dyeing: Making Green

Posted on September 2, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

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Linen and Silk Samples Dyed with a Decoction of Dyer’s Chamomile Flowers

Posted on July 27, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

Chamomile appears in a number of chapters in The Rev Hilderic Friend’s Flowers & Flower Lore. Under Flowers for Heroes, Saints, And Gods he writes that it is to St Anne – said to be the mother of the Virgin … Continue reading →

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Eco Print on Silk

Posted on July 10, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

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Another Test Eco Print on Silk Satin

Posted on July 6, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

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Eco Print on Linen

Posted on July 1, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

Learning how to print on linen (not easy) and how to resist print. I like the leaves of the Turkish Sage. They remind me of the heads of dervishes, whirling.

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Eco Printing to the Accompaniment of Quanta Qualia

Posted on June 30, 2020 by AnnIsikArts

Made this print today while listening to composer Patrick Hawes‘ sublime Quanta Qualia, which I’m rehearsing for The Isolation Choir’s virtual Summer School. I’ve made this little sample print as part of an online course on eco printing run and … Continue reading →

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