Hand Painted Clothing Designed & Made By Lynne Kiel
FEATURES
- HAND PAINTED pure silk 19mm crepe de chine
- BLUE IRIS art design on front & cuffs
- PURE SILK 16mm black double georgette kimono
- ONE SIZE Soft Flowy Fit
SHIPPING
- Free shipping Canada & USA
- Tracked and Insured
- Artist and care information included
DETAILS
- Colors are completely colorfast
- Dry clean recommended
- One of A Kind Handmade Clothing
FUN FACT
- The blue iris is a symbol of hope and the beauty of things
- It's serene colour mirrors the calmness of the sky and the sea
- The iris's mythology dates back to Ancient Greece when the goddess Iris acted as a link between heaven and earth
- In Western art today, the Iris stands for desire, love and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable
SIZE & STYLE
- Hand painted original Blue Iris art on 19mm pure silk crepe de chine
- Iris artistic details hand drawn on the shawl collar and cuffs
- The shawl collar can be worn rolled in or out
- Center front Kimono length 32 inches / 82 cm
- Center Back Kimono length 24 inches/ 61 cm
- TOTAL width front and back 66 inches / 167 cm
- ONE SIZE Soft and flowing kimono is light and airy
THE ARTISTIC PROCESS
- Each artistic design is hand drawn on natural white pure silk
- Using a gutta resist the art outlines are applies
- Using French dyes and paint brushes the color is blended and applied
- Steam setting the dyes permanently fixes the color
- Each piece is then hand washed and pressed
- The finished painted piece is then sewn by Lynne Kiel into a final creation of wearable art
THESE ART PIECES
- Every piece is hand made individually from start to finish by Lynne
- Each one is unique in its own way
- I have made my best effort to show proper coloring of the silk and artwork in my photos
HOW TO PAINT SILK For tutorials tips and techniques Follow my YouTube Channel Lynne Kiel
TAKE A LOOK at my Instagram for a peak into what it's like to be an artist
