Hello,

I have been using dyes on silk for over 20 years to create my art and to release my creative energy. My home studio is my happy place, sunlight filtering through the window, happy tunes on Spotify, maybe a little dance, a blank silk canvas and a paint brush in my hand.

Painting is a wonderful way to remind me to celebrate life. I love to paint beautiful surface art capturing the amazing world around me, reminding me to be grateful for it every day.

I have a special love for the ocean and its colours and I love to paint from my experiences while living and travelling in this amazing country, Australia.

I apply dyes to the stretched silk adding many layers to achieve the different patterns created by the dyes interacting with each other. I love the intensity of the colours against the softness of silk.

Up until now, every piece of work I’ve sold has been an original, which has been great as I love to paint, but still a little sad to say goodbye to every piece never to be seen again. So I was really delighted to discover, through a talented, local photographer, that my work reproduces beautifully on paper and canvas. This brings me so much joy because now I can spend more time experimenting and creating new work in my happy place, while you can enjoy my work in any size or medium you choose.

Feeling blessed and grateful,

Sheila x