Throw Pillows featuring Marionette's Kauai Art

Decorate your home with these fun and tropical throw pillows.  They are made from 100% cotton fabric and add a stylish statement to any room.   Pillows are available in sizes from 14" x 14" up to 26" x 26".   Each pillow is printed on both sides (same image) and includes a concealed zipper and removable insert (if selected) for easy cleaning.

Humuhumu 6 Throw Pillow

 

Kauai Rainbow Plumeria Throw Pillow

 

Mangoes Throw Pillow

Hawaiian Cottage I Throw Pillow

 

I hope you have enjoyed these pillows!  For more designs, please visit http://marionette-taboniar.artistwebsites.com/index.html

New Original Watercolors by Marionette

 Kauai Rainbow Plumeria Watercolor Painting

8"x10" $89.00 USD

 

Kauai Mahaulepu Beach Original Watercolor Painting

9"x12"  $119.00 USD

 Hot Pink Plumeria Watercolor Painting Original

8.25"x10.5"  $95.00 USD

 Kauai Ocean Waves Watercolor Painting Original

8"x10"  $89.00 USD

 

 Kahili Ginger Watercolor Painting Original

11.5"x16"  $175.00 USD 

These can all be purchased though my Etsy Art Gallery at www.kauaiartist.etsy.com or by contacting me directly at Marionette@kauai-artist.net .

Aloha and Have a Great Day,

Marionette

New Merchandise

I recently added some new images and items to my CafePress Gallery!
I hope you will do some shopping at http://www.cafepress.com/KauaiArt !
Aloha and Have a Great Day!!
Marionette

Celebrate International Artist Day

October 25th is "International Artist Day" and to celebrate, I am having a 20% off sale at my ArtFire shop now through October 25, 2009. You don't need to be a registered member to purchase anything. My 5x7 prints are on sale for $8 each (regularly $10) and my 8x10 prints are on sale for $14.40 each (regularly $18). There are 29 paintings to choose from!

Aloha and Have a Warm and Sunny Day!
Marionette

A VAST Encounter with Silk Painting

Melanie from The Creators Palette and Marionette

Belonging to VAST, an online art group through Etsy, has brought me several blessings. I met my good friends Schar and Dava (who both live on Kauai), and now I have had the pleasure of meeting in person Melanie , a wonderful lady and artist! She and her husband came to Kauai on vacation last week, and one of the activities that she made time for was my Silk Painting class! We had a great time talking story about art, Kauai, and life in general. Here's a peek into the class:

I teach the French Serti Technique and this is what Melanie is doing to create her lovely plumeria design. From Dharma Trading Co: "The Serti (closing or fence) technique is the silk painting technique where designs are formed with gutta or water-based resists, which are applied to white silk that has been pre-washed, dried and stretched (on a stretcher). Once the gutta or water-based resist has dried, it acts as a barrier for the dye or paint—keeping the color within the outlined areas of the design and allowing you to achieve sharply defined borders. (Without this barrier, the dye or paint would flow into more of an abstract, undefined pattern.) After the dye or paint has been properly set, the clear gutta or resist is removed and a defining line the color of the original fabric remains. Colored guttas and resists are also available that are meant to remain in the fabric."
I decided to paint a silk scarf with Koi fish. You can see my underdrawing (the purple pen) where I made some changes while applying my resist.

Here Melanie is applying her silk paints beautifully to the plumeria design.

My koi fish are now ready for a colorful background!

Here Melanie is using my "secret weapon" to make the designs in the background of the scarf. Can you guess what it is?

The background is still wet, but it is almost complete!

Melanie's plumeria scarf is gorgeous as it dries on the frame!

Hope you can join me for a Silk Painting class one day! For more info on classes, please visit my art class blog at www.kauaiartclasses.blogspot.com .

Mahalo for visiting!
Marionette
www.kauai-artist.net