Naturally dyed with sorrel and then dipped in procion dye. I used chartreuse procion ink to paint on each piece. Screen printed motifs are hand drawn or from found, vintage embroidery patterns. The interior is an emerald green vintage silk. The hat ties are cotton with neon pink cord ends. The patch on the cap and back read: HE WHO PLAYS A TRICK MUST BE PREPARED TO TAKE A JOKE.

A small, drawstring backpack that’s perfect for a trip to the beach. Made from translucent vintage silk with a pink and yellow flower motif.

Assembled with naturally dyed vintage pillowcases, tablecloths, napkins and table runners. The pieces were dyed with all natural dyes and painted with procion and natural sorrel ink and then cut for the jacket. The lining is made of vintage cotton napkins.

I dyed and painted this hat with sorrel and green procion dye. The cap and back read: NEVER BE THE DEVIL YOUR HEAD HE’LL DROP A DIME ON YOU. The hat ties with hand dyed silk tape.

I dyed a vintage tablecloth with chartreuse procion dye. Using the diagrams and styles of stratigraphy, I layered images of fence posts, American Eagles, the titles Mr. & Mrs., explosions, and text written in ink GOODBYE TO THE NATION, a mill, and a victorian woman with her back to us looking up at the sky. I then cut and worked the piece into a mini skirt, finished completely by hand with neon yellow bias tape hiding the seams on the interior of the piece. The belt is made with the same material and closes with a bone belt loop. The skirt reads: NEVER BET THE DEVIL YOUR HEAD HE’LL DROP A DIME ON YOU.

I naturally dyed this cotton vintage tablecloth with sorrel to produce a vibrant yellow color. I then painted a variety of flowers to decorate the border with orange ink to evoke fossils and other hidden life below the layers of earth on the riverbank of the East River. The pants have a small patch banner that reads : VENERATED MARTYR. The pants are finished by hand and close with vintage white shell buttons.

I hand dyed and painted a vintage tablecloth with pink procion dye to complete this piece. I painted orange bullseyes to contrast the rose detail.The slacks are hand finished with neon yellow bias tape. They read: VENERATED MARTYR.

Naturally dyed with sorrel and onions and then painted with a yellow procion dye ink with bullseye motifs. The hat is made from a mixture of both cotton and reused silk pieces. A representation of an explosion is screen printed on the brim. A transparent piece of silk holds the words: WHAT YOU WIN YOU LOSE.

I hand painted and dyed antique table runners and napkins to create the green Devonian Jacket. This custom piece was made for a South st./ Seaport client with a lot of love. I overlaid deep green screen printed motifs of snakes, grass, roses and a woman ironing named HELEN. The lining is hand dyed silk with chartreuse.

The vintage tablecloth was dyed with pinecones to produce a beautiful saddened purple. I screenprinted the Scorpio and grass motif. Hand painted outlines and flowers decorate the piece. The piece closes with vintage mother of pearl buttons.

This robe was custom made out of vintage red silk and outlined with hot pink feathers. Red silk tape tie right below the bust. The style falls elegantly down the back evoking a riding jacket. The fall of the robe accentuates the form and the colors can’t be missed. A patch of two playing card clubs is hand sewn on the left side.

I hand dyed and painted a vintage tablecloth with procion dye. The ends of the slacks are finished with two vintage napkins that have been screen printed, dyed, and hand painted. The piece is finished with vintage shell buttons and hand stitched.

This bralette is made in the style of the 1940s with a wide sloping collar to accentuate the chest. Made from vintage silk, I tie-dyed the cloth with purple procion dye. The piece closes with a royal purple silk tape and is completely hand finished. The bralette reads: END WAR.

I naturally dyed a vintage tablecloth with sorrel to produce an incredible yellow. I then created layers with pink ink and screen printed motifs as surfaces to represent the stratigraphy used to identify time periods and organisms we call fossils. The mini skirt is finished completely by hand, the seams hidden with red bias tape on the interior of the piece. The belt is lined with red vintage silk and closes with a bone belt loop. The skirt reads: WHAT YOU WIN YOU LOSE and VENERATED MARTYR printed on pink, translucent silk.

I tie-dyed a vintage tablecloth with sorrel and procion hot pink dye. I screen printed hand drawn satirical cartoons of Mike Pompeo and explosions with hot pink ink. I repaired the crotch after a client’s night on the town dancing. The pants read: WHAT YOU WIN YOU LOSE.