THE GALLERY

Judy took traditional tattoo images (from New Zealand, the South Pacific, Japan and other places) and had them made in to custom stamps. The gauzy jacket is made of silk chiffon. First, Judy stamped the cut-out pattern pieces with textile inks, let them dry, then dye painted the whole surface using a bleed technique. She wanted the silk to be skin-colored and used the colors to highlight the tattoos.

The "arms" of the black dress were stamped with textile ink (sheer silk chiffon layered over dyed batting) then machine quilted with many colors of metallic thread to give detail.

Designer: Judy Donovan Philadelphia, PA Photo Credit: Dick Donovan