Silk has a life of its own...

When painting the silk, I feel its softness, and relate to its own light by giving it tropical colors, allowing myself to go on a free ride of emotions.

As a nomad, I travel the silk's pleats building a landscape where the body plays a part:
Dressing the gestures plays also a role, this has been a relevant concept throughout my whole career as a designer. The moment someone wears handpainted silk, a gesture will breath through it, and then it has a personal touch that goes beyond my signature.

Silk painting is for me a genuine expression of the forces that are within me.

The alchemy of the silk painting process, which includes stonewash and steam to fix the colors, has indeed a magic of its own as well.
In some cases bee wax or salt is also used to create textures that tell its own story.