Lisa Kerpoe

Learn the characteristics of each resist There are a host of substances that can be used as a resist and each has different propert...

I had a conversation with the gentleman seated next to me on my plane to Philadelphia earlier this month.  He asked what I did, so I had a c...

I first read about using oatmeal as a resist in Sue Beever's book, Off the Shelf Fabric Painting . I really liked the look, but I didn...

I have two ways of approaching the creative process.  Sometimes I have a vision for a series of pieces. I have a message I want to communica...

I recently learned that Sue Dennis has awarded my blog the Leibster blog award. People give the award to blogs that have motivated and inspi...

#4 Don't Give Up Occasionally I meet someone who says,  "I saw your article on (fill in the blank) resist, but when I tried it, ...

Last weekend I spent three days in Philadelphia for FiberPhiladelphia 2012 , an international biennial festival for innovative fiber and t...

Twelve Voices from One, the exhibition for the 2010 ArtCloth Mastery Program graduates, opened last Thursday evening.   Participants in the ...

I remember my first experiment with flour paste. It was in Sidney Jostes' garage in the suburbs of Chicago. We were having a resist play...

Last weekend was my splurge trip to Philadelphia.  I went up to view some of the exhibits in Fiber Philadelphia , an international bienni...

Some of my best ideas come to me in the middle of the night. Lying in bed, wide awake, I ponder design possibilities, plan the upcoming day ...

#3 - Break the Rules Other than safety guidelines, there are few imperatives when working with resists. When someone says "you c...

    Stepping Stones   Tomorrow night is the last chance to bid on over 200 small scale artworks.  The silent auction benefits Say Si, a...

I had a great time teaching in Newark last weekend.  The class focused on combining soy wax and MX dyes. It's a tough class to ta...

I learned about acrylic medium as a resist from Jane Dunnewold. She was looking for ways to achieve a discharge look without the use of disc...