I’m sure a number of you reading this are familiar with my Chow neck tie painting days about 15 years ago. I adored hand dying those stunning silk ties with imported French dyes , steaming them for 24 hours in my home made steaming tower to set the dyes….and then ironing out the wax from batik process.
Seeing the Chowboys (the men wearing my ties) in the ring was such a thrill and even today I see show photos showing up on the internet and kennel websites of my ties proudly being worn by their “owners”
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So out of the blue, my good friend Lene in Sweden…a wonderful chowist, wrote me a letter with a suggestion I might created more “wearables” for the men….including neck ties , tie tacks etc. Lene didn’t know about my previous “ties” with chow mens wear as we only met last year. I am so grateful to you Lene for writing because it remided me how much I miss doing neckties and that Zazzle allows for me to create my ties….just in a different way
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The reason I quite painting ties was I became very allergic to the French dyes in their raw from and was absolutely heartbroken I had to retire my silk dying equIptment.
My new style involves no dyes but instead is a fusion of my original watercolors, hand created batik backgrounds and a dash of textile design skills I picked up along the way. The style is completely unique and will always get a second glance and compliments (That second glance never hurts in the dog show ring!)
It takes me hours of extra work to design the focal point as well as the backgrounds going up the tie to create an eye popping…crowd pleasing wearable art fashion statement!!!!.
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Most designs will be available for ONLY ONE MONTH from the release date. After that ,the design will be retired from the website to keep your awesome tie as exclusive as the jewelry I sell. This way a very limited number of ties will be produced of each design
These ties are 100% polyester with a very soft silky “hand” and more durable than the silk I previously used
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If you purchase any ties from the site I would love to see photos of the tie on the recipient of you get the chance to snap a shot!!
Many more designs to come including other dog breeds and more pandas too!! There will also be a more “conservative” line of designs but this bold, in your face (on your chest) artwork has always been my signature tie trademark!!!
Have a fantastic weekend my friends
HUGS….Sandra
simply stunning!!!!!!!!
I used to do handpainted ties many years ago and i too still see them at times in chow life! its a blast from the past when that happens. these ties of yours are so classy……….i adore them!!!!