Bits of History The techniques and methods used to produce and paint over precious silk fabrics were kept secret by Chinese artisans until the XI Th. century. However silk was later produced by other civilizations and it even underwent a phase of industrialization. An oath of secrecy was one of the requirements to become part
I must thank two masters of silk painting; one whose name I can’t remember…and the second one I’ve never met. The teacher I met during my summer vacation I met my first teacher during a vacation in Cefalù. I remember he was serious and meticulous, Portuguese and…that’s it. We’re talking about almost thirty years
A little bit of history is essential to understand the real value of what you’re wearing. We’re accustomed to live in a type of society that favors synthetic fibers over natural materials because of economic reasons, practicality etc.. A society in which deciding to wear clothes made of natural materials becomes a precise indicator