JEAN CARBON – C’BON TEXTILES
My passion is fabric!
Its history and origins and the many ways it can be patterned, coloured and decorated to create garments or works of art.
I predominantly use the ancient resist dyeing technique of Shibori and clamping to pattern silk fabrics.
While this form of dyeing is very labour intensive it allows me to be specific in where I pattern the fabric and how I then place the design into a garment or a piece of art.
After sixteen years teaching Fabric Technology, I completed a Bachelor of Arts in Fashion at AUT in Auckland. I am now a full-time artist living and working from my home in Raglan, New Zealand , enjoying the freedom to travel expanding my knowledge and experience of textiles.
