DEBORAH TRAVIS
Deborah Travis is a watercolor painter and fiber artist who works with watercolor and mixed media. She also draws with pen and ink and integrates painting, drawing, dyes and mixed media into her works on paper, silk and other fibers. Deborah creates works on fabric using
indigo, fiber-reactive dyes, drawing and resists. She utilizes Shibori techniques, marbling, and painting in her mixed media quilts, hangings, and wearable art such as scarves and kimono. Deborah studied with Lawerence Goldsmith, the renowned Vermont and Monhegan Island watercolor artist, who was her primary influence as a painter. She has also recently taken workshops with Lian Zhen, a Chinese Watercolor artist, and has studied with many other fiber, quilt and indigo artists. She received her MA in Art Therapy at Vermont College, and has utilized art and play therapy in her professional role as a therapist. Deborah has drawn, painted, and worked with fibers all her life. She has exhibited at the Bryan Gallery, the Emile A. Gruppe Gallery, Arts Alive, The Wood Gallery, and Basin Harbor. She has been part of the Cambridge Festival of the Arts, where she displays her hand dyed Shibori scarves and shawls for sale. Deborah is now a member of the AIR Gallery in St Albans, Vermont and the MAG Gallery in Milton, Vermont. Artist Statement I am drawn to the natural landscape; I love to paint en plein air and capture the essence of a location in mood, line, form, and color. The experience of the natural world inspires my work, and transitions, space, and movement of the elements are my fascination. I find inspiration in the beauty, colors, and patterns of nature: tracing the water markings of indigo on silk shibori, the intricate surfaces of marbeling, the flow of watercolor and ink, and the surprises of working with liquid dyes and fabrics to express this experience. |
Works from Watercolor/ Shibori/Fiber Artist Deborah Travis available through our online store:
Arashi Shibori narrow silk circle scarf
$45.00
Arashi Shibori narrow silk circle scarf
Hand dyed with Indigo
SOLD - Large Arashi Shibori silk circle scarf - SOLD
$0.00
Large Arashi Shibori silk circle scarf
Dyed with Fiberactive dyes and Indigo
SOLD - Large silk Itajamie Shibori circle scarf - SOLD
$0.00
Large silk Itajamie Shibori circle scarf
Dyed with Fiberactive and Indigo dyes
$60
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All cotton knit jersey Indigo dyed circle scarves
$30.00
All cotton knit jersey Indigo dyed circle scarves
$30 each
#67 Itajamie,# 68 Sekka, #66 Spiderweb
Arashi Shibori silk crepe de chine scarf
$55.00
Arashi Shibori silk crepe de chine scarf
Hand dyed with Fiberactive dyes and Indigo
13” x 70”