Tundra in Blooms #4 Scarf/Shawl

Luxurious, soft, pure silk scarf/shawl dyed in woad and eco-printed with Peony, Willow, Chestnut, Maple, Virginia Creeper, Cosmos, Campion flowers and leaves. The dark-blue background complements light blue, burgundy, cinnamon, and olive-green colour prints made by leaves gathered in the artist's garden. Each scarf is hand-made using only natural materials and may slightly vary in colour, and pattern.

100% silk Habotai
22” x 72”

Marta Mouka is a textile artist who creates textile collages and also wearables such as silk scarves. She works with centuries-old techniques of dyeing with natural dyes and combines them with the more contemporary method of botanical printing with leaves, stems, and flowers. The organic evidence captured on silk documents the beauty, mystery, and healing properties of native plant material. It is a method of unlocking pigments and tannins in the botanical material.
In her creative process, she draws inspiration from her daily contact with Ontario’s rural landscape.