Jennifer HELE

 
For over thirty years I have been a silk painter. In my opinion, to paint on silk is one of the most intriguing and fascinating things to do. It is one of my great passions.
 Having been interested in art for most of my life, I have ‘dabbled’ in numerous areas of art and craft but have always chosen to work with silk as my preferred medium. I am drawn in by the beauty of this natural and versatile material with its translucence and lustrous sheen. The vibrance of the silk dyes transforms this magical fabric into a brilliant kaleidoscope of colours while at the same time mesmerising the senses as the dyes chase, play and intermingle with one another leaving me transfixed as the medium gains control, guiding me, the artist. It’s almost as if the silk and I share an intimate dialogue.
I quite often begin a painting unplanned just to see where it will take me. I so enjoy the unpredictability of the experience. I am frequently led to an underwater scene most likely because of the gentle movement of the silk, the special effects of the dyes reacting together and because I have a diving background.
Everyone leaves behind them some kind of mark. I am intrigued by the great variety of ways in which I can make my mark on silk. With each new skill I learn or experiment I try, I find it can be applied to the silk. I constantly search for new and unconventional ways to work with silk and liken it to Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates….'you never know what you’re gonna get.'

 

 

SPEAK TO ME

dyes on silk

100cm x100cm

$1500

 

 

ALARA

dyes on silk

80cm x 110cm

$600

 

 

BENEATH AND BEYOND

dyes on silk

110cm x 110cm

$800

 

 

BLOOMIN’ IRISES

dyes on silk

110cm x 70cm

$350

 

 

CELEBRATE

dyes on silk

60cm x 75cm

$175

 

 

CORAL FRENZY

dyes on silk

110cm x 110cm

$650

 

 

FOR JILL

dyes on silk

70cm x 70cm

$450

 

 

INLAND HEAT

dyes on silk

100cm x 110cm

$1900

 

 

LOOK AT THE BIRDIE

dyes on silk

80cm x 80cm

$150

 

 

MEENIE AND MO

dyes on silk

90cm x 90cm

$300

 

 

MICHELLE AND ME

dyes on silk

30cm x 70cm (total-set of 3)

$180

 

 

MILLIE

dyes on silk

90cm x 110cm

$450

 

 

SALONIKA

dyes on silk

75cm x 75cm

$450

 

 

SAND AND SEA

dyes on silk

75cm x 110cm

$250

 

 

SEAHORSE SERENADE

dyes on silk

105cm x 110cm

$850

 

 

SLADE POINT

dyes on silk

110cm x 70cm

$400

 

 

THE MAJOR

dyes on silk

105cm x 80cm

$600

 

 

TOWNSVILLE BEAUTY

dyes on silk

90cm x 60cm

$200

 

 

WITH BEV

dyes on silk

80cm x 86cm

$600

 

 

YONGALA

   dyes on silk

115cm x 115cm

$300

 

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