Laura Fox-Wallis

Using a medium-weight 100% Habotai silk, steam-fixed French silk dyes, I layer color to create form and texture, counting missteps as design elements that are sometimes more beautiful and interesting than the original concept. In this manner, the viewer can connect to the artwork, sharing in the pleasure of discovering the beauty in the world around. I am fueled by nature, the breadth of colors, textures, and organic shapes and forms.

Guided by a passion for design and inspired by nature's diversity, my works fuse abstraction and reality, exploring the interplay of movement and color. I utilize both stop-flow and free-flow silk painting techniques. Free-flow allows seamless dye integration through fibers, while stop-flow ensures precise strikes. Painting with dyes on silk becomes a controlled dance, yielding variable compositions.