Enhanced Eco-Dyed & Eco Printed Paper

Sharla has engaged in eco-dyeing & eco printing on paper. She loves taking the work to the next level with mixed media enhancements. 

Nature is Sharla's muse for abstracted forms and color exploration. She absorbs nature through the lens of a camera and close observation of her environment, each offering visual clues for the next work.

Sharla teaches creative thinking using visual vocabulary that helps intuition inform composition and design.

Eco dyed paper example by Sharla R. Hicks
Artist: Sharla R. Hicks
The process begins  with a tightly bound bundle of papers simmered in a pot.   Opening the bundle reveals the botanical imprint left behind. 
Never a purist, she enhances the prints pen & ink, color pencils, water color, and more.

Eco dyed paper by Sharla R. Hicks
Sometimes they are so beautiful, nothing is done.
Lucky Artist: Sharla R. Hicks

Eco dyed paper enahnced with pen and ink into a booklet by Sharla R. Hicks

Eco dyed paper enahnced and folded into a booklet by Sharla R. Hicks
Eco dyed paper enhanced and folded into a booklet
Artist: Sharla R. Hicks

 

Eco dyed paper enahnced with Pen & ink and shaded with pastel pencils by Sharla R. Hicks

Eco dyed paper
enhanced with Pen & ink and shaded with pastel pencils
Artist: Sharla R. Hicks

 

The light eco dyed papers are the best for enhancing. Artist, Sharla R. Hicks
Sometimes the lightest prints offer a great canvas for enhancements
Artist: Sharla R. Hicks