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Silk in Santa Fe July 2004


here are some photos of my trip to Santa Fe, 8-15 July 2004 (in no particular order ... yet!)

yahoo spin wallhanging
Opening night Art Show Santa Fe : SPIN Yahoo Wallhanging
8th July 2004
SPIN Yahoo Wallhanging : collaboration from Yahoo group worldwide; UK to Iceland to Santa Fe
Teena Hughes wearing hot pink and orange handpainted silk chiffon Haori jacket

Isabella Whitworth Opening night Art Show Santa Fe : SPIN Yahoo Wallhanging
8th July 2004
entry from Isabella Whitworth, UK [T]

Fashionista Extravaganza!

The courtyard was filled with eagerly awaiting SPIN member and visitors, wondering what the silken delights would be for this Fashionista Lunch 2004, surrounded by desert in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Like the silkworm, this event has a definite gestation period - two years had passed since the last fashion parade.

As the crowd became quiet, a haunting melody was heard, and in strolled a barefoot man playing a flute, like the Pied Piper, who was about to be followed by beauties swathed in handpainted silk from around the globe. The Pied Piper was wearing an exquisite handpainted silk outfit (including a turban) which he had created himself, an exact replica of a centuries-old design.

Visions in extraordinary colours started to emerge, to pirouette their way through the tables and guests in time to the flute's lilting music, and oohs and ahhs were heard around the courtyard filled with guests who had been waiting with great anticipation for this event.

An extraordinary amount of talent was displayed in so many wearable art pieces, each one a masterpiece of its own; it was hard to believe this represented only a small percentage of the members who were seated in this courtyard, ablaze with the colours and textures of handpainted silk. The models kept coming, more and more designs on display, each one so different from the one before.

The SPIN members seated here created a stunning rainbow of their own, swathed in delightfully unique outfits, and each artist was touched by other silk artists who seemed to absorb the beauty of each piece by osmosis through the touch of a hand on silk ...

For me it was an overwhelming experience, to share these moments with other silk artists gathering in this one spot on the earth, to share the results of their silk painting, to come together to learn and teach, to marvel at the skill with which some artists had created these flowing floating beauties in all types of silken delights.

It was a feast for the eyes, the soul, the heart ... one which I will remember for a long long time to come.

Teena Hughes
Australian Silk Artist
view Teena's photos of her 3 day class online at:
www.australiansilkworm.com/santafeclass.html

[for a list of all artists & items in the fashion show, please contact Phil Lack
and view winners of art competition online at http://www.silkinsantafe.com/artshow.html]
To see Teena's handpainted silk wearable art and furnishings, please go to http://www.abfab-australia.com



Pied Piper
The Pied Piper of Silk starts the show ...
Phil Lack [seated at left], David Ludwig wearing his own handpainted creation

fashionista lunch
A beautifully elegant outfit ...

gorgeous!


Jan Janas
Jan Janas did a fabulous job as a gorgeous model!




back view


Teena's Coral Sea silk chiffon
Teena Hughes' handpainted silk chiffon Coral Sea jacket



jan jiving
Jan Janas jiving to the music

Tracy in green
Tracy Miller looking delicious in green

velvet
Regal in velvet








Tracy Miller

Peacock



Tracey looking stunning in a kimono by Addie Chernus

Natasha Foucault
Natasha Foucault, silk artist

Silken goddesses
Photo 1 : A whole bunch of silk artists at the Fashionista Lunch!
Back: Designsonsilk-Phyllis, Maritza Farrell, Susan Megerman, Linda Simon, Maureen Egan and Linda Bloomingdale
Front: Vivienne (Australia) + Nicole Donson


group
Photo 2:
Back: Designsonsilk-Phyllis, Maritza Farrell, Susan Megerman, Linda Simon, Maureen Egan and Linda Bloomingdale
Front: Teena Hughes (Australia), Vivienne Noble (Australia), Nicole Donson


4 of us
Vivienne Noble, Tommy Childs, Sissi Siska, Teena Hughes


courtyard view
The courtyard fashion show
courtyard view

Cheeky girls!
Cheeky girls! Always smiling ...


Silken bottoms!
Silken bottoms!


Santa Fe sunset
Vivienne & Teena : Santa Fe sunset


3 Aussies in Santa Fe
3 Aussies : last brekkie in Santa Fe
Vivienne, Michelle Amar, Teena
[wabbit ears compliment of dgoddess/Deb!]

Los Angeles

Beachsalt Sue
Beachsalt Sue came to Brentwood (L.A.) to meet Teena and Vivienne : 3 Yahooligans meeting in person!





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