Amazing Fibre Art in BC and India
Vancouver Island Surface Design Association is hosting its annual exhibition, Current Threads at CVAC in Duncan, June 7 - July 5. In...
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Karen Selk
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May 25, 20233 min read
Launches, Zooms, and Exhibitions Oh My
In Search of Wild Silk, launches, exhibitions and more.
Mar 28, 20234 min read
Jungles of India to Silk Video
Well, my book In Search of Wild Silk: Exploring a Village Industry in the Jungles of India, is finally in my hands and in the hands of...
Jan 31, 20234 min read
At Last - Pages and Pictures
After many trials and a reprint, it is official, my book In Search of Wild Silk: Exploring a Village Industry in the Jungles of India is...
May 4, 20224 min read
Lipstick and Earrings When Spring Goes Stepping Out
Spring is wonderfully long.Exhibition with botanical prints at CVAC gallery in Duncan, BC. Wild silk lecture VISDA Conference, Duncan, BC.
Feb 22, 20221 min read
Gathering Again
It's beginning to feel a lot like spring here in the Pacific Northwest. There is a radiant warmth in the sunshine and snow drops,...
Dec 3, 20213 min read
Great Bear Rainforest
Photos taken in the Great Bear Rainforest used to create silk fusion art, including a spirit bear.
Jul 24, 20213 min read
Surfacing
I do feel like I am surfacing - not from Covid or depression, but from the intensity of writing a book. My last blog was November 2020,...
Nov 22, 20204 min read
Lucky Strikes and Jack Daniels got us into Burma – Part 2
Part 1 of this Asian Journal was published by your negligent blogger on April 4, 2019. The much appreciated Asian Journal, essays were...
Oct 16, 20203 min read
In Search of Wild Silk - 2
One by one, men appear out of the trees wearing only short cloths wrapped around their waist.
Jun 15, 20203 min read
In Search of Wild Silk
glimpse into the content and making of a book on the wild silks of India
May 27, 20191 min read
Meet Francois
Garden in late spring!
May 13, 20194 min read
Lucky Strikes and Jack Daniels got us into Burma - Part 1
The April 4, 2019 blog introduced The Asian Journal, writings we published in the Treenway newsletter from 1989 to 2011. We will...
May 6, 20192 min read
Early Spring Around Here
We live on the west coast where we can harvest food all year round. One of the great things about this west coast gardening is we are...
Apr 27, 20194 min read
Asian Journal - Thailand, 1986
April 6, 2019 blog introduced The Asian Journal, writings we published in the Treenway newsletter starting in 1987. Our journeys began...
Apr 6, 20193 min read
Six Weeks in China Becomes Ten Days -BUT Now Includes: Thailand, Burma, Hong Kong and Korea
The first Asian Journal blog post (1986 First Silk Sojourn) was an introduction of what it was like travelling over 30 years ago. It was...
Mar 25, 20192 min read
10th Anniversary - Gallery 8
People from all over the world love to come and visit my home, Salt Spring Island. We are a small island, but word is out we have a very...
Mar 9, 20192 min read
Beginnings
Cocoons, Yarn, Fabric - Tasar Muga Eri Many books have been...
Feb 3, 20192 min read
1986 First Silk Sojourn
A love of textiles and all things silk was the impetus for my first trip to Thailand, Burma, China and Korea in 1986. I had never...
Feb 2, 20193 min read
Tears for Tahlequah
This piece was made for a call to entry for SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Association) with the theme: Connecting Our Natural Worlds. Our goal...
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