http://www.micaelarish.com/tutorials daily 0.75 2023-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1630343725076-64XUQPJGHJE0EF6VT1WO/Mica+Mixing.jpg TUTORIALS - TIME TO PAINT! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1630343832955-UYR1Q8TT44HU5TURD22M/Stella_Mica+Painting.jpg TUTORIALS - MICA PAINTING I PAINTED THIS LITTLE LADY WITH MY GLITTER WATERCOLOR - I LOVE THE WAY THE GOLD SHINES WHEN THE LIGHT HITS THE PIGMENT. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1627782858146-2QPZR7D28DNIRHFDS0P9/Mica_Supply+List.jpg TUTORIALS - SUPPLIES - MICA PIGMENT - HONEY - WATER - GUM ARABIC - WINTERGREEN OR CLOVE ESSENTIAL OIL - SMALL JAR - SMALL PAINTBRUSH/PALETTE KNIFE - MEASURING SPOONS* https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628470765458-UHJFRKWSJ11XG6BGAS3P/Paper_Intro+Cropped.jpg TUTORIALS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628469052176-8ECSW1QOHN8J4LCCSP9W/Paper+Making_Sink.jpg TUTORIALS - STEP 3: - FILL UP YOU CONTAINER OR SINK WITH ABOUT 4 INCHES OF WATER - POUR YOUR SLURRY (PULP) INTO THE SINK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628469265921-M8IOPKNI0W0DR9JOGI1X/STEP+4.jpg TUTORIALS - STEP 4: - PLACE YOU DECKLE ON TOP OF YOUR MOULD - DIP YOUR DECKLE AND MOULD INTO THE WATER BELOW THE PULP - SPRINKLE FLOWERS INTO THE WATER ABOVE YOUR DECKLE AND MOULD - PULL THE DECKLE AND MOULD STRAIGHT UP OUT OF THE WATER QUICKLY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1627920539303-5DQRMJ7K8EMX3NZAMIV9/Paper+Making_Scraps.jpg TUTORIALS - STEP 1: - TEAR UP THE PAPER SCRAPS INTO SMALL PIECES -EACH PIECE SHOULD BE ABOUT 1/2” BY 1/2” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628469578321-18K2JOD6J798L4PZZGJH/STEP+6.jpg TUTORIALS - STEP 6: FLIP YOUR MOULD UPSIDE DOWN ONTO THE WOODEN BOARD - USE THE SPONGE TO BLOT THE BACK OF THE MOULD - PRESS DOWN GENTLY WITH THE SPONGE TO ABSORB THE EXCESS WATER - RING OUT THE SPONGE & REPEAT UNTIL YOU HAVE REMOVED MOST OF THE EXCESS WATER https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628469837127-34E9NU7ST4VJHWC4M5XY/STEP+7.jpg TUTORIALS - STEP 7: - CAREFULLY & SLOWLY REMOVE THE MOULD - ALLOW THE PAPER TO DRY FULLY BEFORE REMOVING IT FROM THE BOARD - THIS WILL TAKE 1-3 HOURS DEPENDING ON HOW THICK YOU PAPER IS & HOW MUCH WATER IT ABSORBED https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628469410569-DKYUCGK5K79IBG10V5CD/STEP+5.jpg TUTORIALS - STEP 5: - CAREFULLY REMOVE THE DECKLE FROM THE MOULD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1627920596189-WK0CD913JUHWRDNTYU9Y/Paper+Making_Blender.jpg TUTORIALS - STEP 2: -PUT YOUR PAPER INTO THE BLENDER - ADD ENOUGH WATER TO COVER OVER THE PAPER - STIR & THEN LET SIT FOR 15-20 MINUTES - BLEND BY PULSING THE UNTIL IT TURNS INTO A PULP- THIS IS CALLED SLURRY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628470220240-ED2B5PLEMJ3Z3XW6GTIF/DRIED+FLOWERS.jpg TUTORIALS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628470221961-7YHA0J8CA2H8AILVOJBD/PRESSED+SMALL+FLOWERS.jpg TUTORIALS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628470575643-YXQYHHIA7D13LWFCA1PU/Final+Painting.jpg TUTORIALS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1636642575513-Q1Z1C3C6H5YO7274IQJU/Eileen_.jpg TUTORIALS - Make it stand out EILEEN ON THE CATWALK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1636642473868-Q5FO53UJ7FA4EVKG3IGP/Margaret_.jpg TUTORIALS - Make it stand out MARGARET ON THE CATWALK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1636642435984-S7XSIE60M6WQ97637K7G/Patricia_.jpg TUTORIALS - Make it stand out PATRICIA ON THE CATWALK https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1628470698919-D2TS9KRSDHUBGNBK1UDM/Paper_Intro+Cropped.jpg TUTORIALS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1630343991938-HINA8ILKES2S3E52QF2U/Mica_Supplies.jpg TUTORIALS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/1636641767000-SHO0EVJB82FJK5XRDJLY/Photo+Nov+11%2C+9+24+53+AM.jpg TUTORIALS http://www.micaelarish.com/meetmicaela daily 0.75 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/e781dea9-ba3a-4f17-ada2-35f57d8717c7/Micaela+Rish+Ray_Portrait_Goldrenrod_5x7.jpg Meet Micaela - Micaela is: Parsons graduate. Contagiously inspirational pioneer. Fabric-salvaging, retro-remixing, sustainable human. Micaela studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design in New York, focusing on sustainability in a world beset by environmentally detrimental fast fashion practices. She channels her knowledge of sustainable fashion into creatinG art from vintage textiles. She naturally dyes them with foraged plants and locally grown produce scraps, and stitches them into one-of-a-kind apparel wall art. An apparel designer by trade, Micaela creates whimsical designs that draw focus to femininity from her sunny studio in Virginia. http://www.micaelarish.com/art daily 0.75 2023-04-03 http://www.micaelarish.com/links daily 0.75 2025-07-28 http://www.micaelarish.com/new-home daily 1.0 2025-07-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/dd93aa31-a277-472d-8fa7-53794a03b44f/Home+Page_Root+%26+Ray+2024-01.jpg New Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/5d68b16e-c92a-406b-8ce8-21d123e88bed/Home+Page_Root+%26+Ray+2024-04.jpg New Home - FINE ART Sewn textile collages dyed naturally with botanicals and illustrations rendered in handmade plant-based inks. FROM THE FOREST FLOOR TO YOUR DOOR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/b8615f0e-9365-45d2-b399-c1e5b1f0805c/Home+Page_Root+%26+Ray+2024-05.jpg New Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/567dc2a99cadb6554daf81da/58eb75ee-dc77-4aa0-aacb-b141d9893258/Home+Page_Root+%26+Ray+2024-02.jpg New Home - SUSTAINABILITY I make all of my own dyes from locally foraged plants, produce scraps, and mindfully sourced botanicals. I handcraft my own gouache and watercolor from earth pigments and natural ingredients, as well as, make my own lake pigments and inks from leftover dye baths. All textile remnants and embroidery threads are thoughtfully sourced second hand. I use 100% recycled paper, handmade by me or mindfully sourced.