Karen Selk
Textile Artist
The images I have captured are printed onto silk fusion with my ink jet printer. The colour is enhanced with coloured pencil. The work is embellished with machine and hand stitching and quilted to add dimension.
The Silk Fusion is made with unspun silk fibre (roving, which looks like locks of hair). The silk fibre is laid out in an organized fashion and fused together with a textile medium to create a fabric with some of the qualities of paper plus having the sheen of silk. The process of making silk fusion creates uneven, organic edges. All pieces are framed without glass. Art works are available for sale unless marked with *. Gallery 8 on Salt Spring Island, BC carries my work. Contact them by clicking the Gallery 8 link. For work with a price contact me for details.
Old Burgoyne 8 x 8 Gallery 8
Around the Secret Garden 8 x 8 *
The Boathouse 8 x 8 *
Beached 9 x 11 *
Rusty Rose 9 x 11 *
Better Days 9 x 11 *
Old Burgoyne 8 x 8 *
Sea Grass 9 x 11 *
Reaching for the Sun 9 x 11 *
Breaking the Dawn 9 x 11 *
January Morning 9 x 11 *
Pincushion Pods 9 x 11 Gallery 8
Picnic Lunch 8 x 8 *
Poppy's Head II 9 x 11 $450
Along the Boardwalk 11 x 9 *
Pitcher Plant 11 x 9 $450
Fizz 9 x 11 $450
Poppy's Head 9 x 11 *
Happy Faces 9 x 11 $450
Papavier 9 x 11 *
Euphorbia 9 x 11 Gallery 8
Cosmos 9 x 11 $450
The Life Inside 8 x 8 Gallery 8
Apple Blossom Time 9 x 11 $450
Across the Harbour 9 x 11 *
Great Bear Rainforest - Fishing 9 x 11 Gallery 8
Great Bear Rainforest Fly By Campania Island 9 x 11 *
Great Bear Rainforest - Mirror at Kynock 9 x 11 Gallery 8
Meet Francois 9 x 11 Gallery 8