Kate Beck

A stick, a stone, a leaf, a song….The natural world is my inspiration for creating richly patterned and textured fabrics which I make into unique clothing and accessories. Shape, color and texture are central considerations and at the heart of my creations of wearable art.I work with the traditional Japanese technique of arashi shibori combined with hand painting, felting, resist dyeing and various other surface design and construction processes to pattern and embellish fabrics.I work mostly with natural fibers such as silk, organic cotton, hemp, wool and some micro fibers.