The BAW meeting for August will be presented by Barbra Bloom.
Wednesday, August 1 Brunswick City Hall
7:30 P.M. free 4095 Center Road.
Brunswick, Ohio 44212
Meet this artist:
Barbara's art is Japanese silk dying known as Shibori. This is a
process involved in knotting silk. Dye is then applied resulting in rich floral forms. Her work has been juried into
Clifton Arts and is in many galleries. Listen as she carefully explains, shows examples and answers questions.
Barbara was born in Cleveland, and has been a lifelong
resident of Northeastern Ohio. She
currently makes her home in Parma with husband Steve and two dogs.
Barbara holds a masters degree in Public Administration from
the Levine College of Cleveland State University, and has worked in the health
care arena for many years.
Barbara is the owner and artist of Images in Bloom studios,
offering luxurious homemade soaps, hand dyed silk scarves, up-cycled
“Reblooming Bags” made from plastic grocery bags, and unique pieces of wire
crochet jewelry on the web and at local shows and galleries. 
Barbara is self taught and practices the art of Japanese
silk dying known as Shibori which involves knotting and binding the silk in
preparation for the dye process. Dye is
carefully applied to the silk and the knots and bindings act as a barrier which
results in rich floral forms. As a play
on the last name, Bloom, every effort is made to create floral patterns in the
dye process. Her silk has been juried into
the Textile Art Alliance , an arm of the Cleveland Museum of Art; and the
Tremont Art and Culture Festival for the past two years. In addition her work has been juried into
Clifton Arts and has been included in a gallery display titled Woven in Nature,
at the Lake Park System Penitentiary Glen center this past spring.
Up-cycling has also been a key component of the work, bringing
new life to grocery bags, and old sweater yarn. Reuse of supplies of plastic bags in creative forms reduces the
volume of landfill while making a statement about the commitment to green
living.
Barb maintains a blog that documents art projects, and
development of her business news at http://imagesinbloom.wordpress.com
Brunswick Art Works
