I live in Hawaii where I am a designer and teacher. I am a member of the Hawaii Fiber
Arts and Stitchery Guild and am a past President. Before moving here 10 years ago, I was a founding member of the Fiber Arts Guild of Texas. Shows featuring my Art include Galleries of Houston, the famous Fairfield wearable art show, a touring exhibit in Japan and Switzerland. Also in New Zealand and Australia Gallery exhibits of my textiles and Japanese indigo dyed garments and wall panels. Some of the Awards I have won feature my stitchery and textile painting. They include RibbonWorks Magazine, and Quilt Festival Houston. I love color, and beautiful images and designs. I try to make my art reflect my romantic side and love of nature. The ocean and trees inspire me, and in Hawaii I use the hues of nature that surround me and the textures and layers of the mountains just behind my home. Sincerely yours, Lilla Le Vine |
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My methods are varied but to try and make generic. I start with an idea and color.
Those two always. Never design anything ahead of time with pencil and paper.
Just put a bunch of pictures from my scrapbook and lots of fabric, threads, beads and embellishments that co-ordinate onto my work table. Then I sort of 'free associate' and almost dream up my project. If I think too hard it is driven away. I tip things onto my design randomly and move them around so they please me. To help in this very looseprocess, I keep lots of baggies of dyed lace and threads and pictures that seem to enhance each other. e.g. I have a big bag of ocean things, dyed silk, pieces of netting, plastic sea critters, hand dyed ribbon, shells and beads. I dye most of my fabrics and ribbons and print a lot from my computer. Also paint backgrounds. I use acrylic paint for all artwork, colored nail polish for changing beads and to dye fabric I use Rit dye, food coloring and anything that has color. Tea and coffee I use to overdye and mute the colors. To stitch my art, I use both machine and hand stitching. I like to draw with my needle on the machine and to use metallic threads. My hand embroidery is often done with textured threads, hand couched on or I use chain and stem stitch a lot. I also like to use silk ribbon and try to work loosely with it to give a 3D appearance. Aloha Lilla . July 03 . |
