Lisa Kerpoe

My new book is hot off the press and C&T Publishing is giving away a copy at the end of the month.  You can read a review of the book an...

A cool breeze on a hot summer day. A sunflower in full bloom. Watching kittens at play. These are a few of the things that have given me pl...

My father is joyful, optimistic and loves to talk to strangers. He really loves to talk to strangers. Waiters, grocery checkers, busine...

A month ago, I dedicated a week to an art retreat at home.  My husband was out of town, so it was just me and the kitties. I feel as if I ha...

This week I'm winding up my resist Tuesdays series with my final tip - Have fun!  Isn't that why we create? Yes, we are expressing o...

Corn dextrin is a great all-purpose resist.  It is very versatile - you can stamp it, screen print it, stencil it, brush it.  It looks a lot...

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...