New York, New York - Joan Reese makes brightly colored, hand painted silk scarves from 100% China Silk material like Habotai silk and Crepe de Chine. She starts by first making a watercolor picture on rice paper using Chinese ink and paint. When she likes a particular design, she then paints it onto the silk using a variety of different techniques. She uses non-toxic French dyes and a wide range of different materials like gutta or wax, salt, alcohol and fabric metallic paints for accents.
