Lisa Kerpoe

While captive on an airplane recently, I read the in-flight magazine from cover to cover. It had a short interview with the author, Danielle...

I love commercial water-based resists for their ease of use. No mixing is involved - just open the bottle and pour! Jacquard, Presist and In...

Yesterday was a day filled with adventure.  What I thought would only take a few hours ended up taking all day. I was filming a short vi...

For years, I was drawn to the look of batik, but I didn't want to deal with the wax removal.  When I learned that soy wax washes out wit...

Yesterday I saw my book in print for the first time. I only had a chance to flip through the pages quickly, but I'm pleased with what I ...

C&T Publishing invited me to attend Quilt Market in Kansas City to promote my new book.  It will be a whirlwind trip - presentation to q...

#6 Understanding the Variables One of the trickiest aspects of achieving consistency when working with resists is to understand all the fa...

How can I share with you the image I can see very clearly in my mind?  I can't quite find the words to capture it. Yet that is all I hav...

I am devoting the next six days to an art retreat at home. I thought about going away somewhere, but there were too many reasons to stay hom...

It took a few years for me to really appreciate potato dextrin. It is best known for its distinctive crackle pattern, however I have found t...

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...