Eileen Gidman, Watercolour and Textile Artist

Eileen Gidman, Watercolour and Textile Artist Eileen Gidman is a watercolour and textile artist. Her textile art consists of painting with dyes onto fabric, curing them so the dye is set.

Thread sketching is often used to embellish the painted fabric. Watercolour paintings are painted on watercolour paper. Textiles are on 100% cotton unless otherwise noted. Hand painted with fibre reactive Procion dyes.

05/13/2026

Slow stitching a tiny bear.

05/01/2026

Stitching details to a hand painted textile mini card. Yes, the bumble bee is velvet!

Painting with dyes on fabric can be unpredictable so one never knows the end result …. but sometimes there are some real...
04/18/2026

Painting with dyes on fabric can be unpredictable so one never knows the end result …. but sometimes there are some real gems. Here are two of my favourites from 2026!
Both are at Fireworks in Crawford Bay.

There are so few trimmings when I make the small totes that feature a piece of my hand painted fabric.
04/05/2026

There are so few trimmings when I make the small totes that feature a piece of my hand painted fabric.

Where does inspiration come from? The Creston Wildlife Centre trails were full of birds this morning. A red-winged black...
03/09/2026

Where does inspiration come from? The Creston Wildlife Centre trails were full of birds this morning. A red-winged blackbird flew right at me this morning and we wondered if it was because of my bright red jacket?

02/20/2026

This handpainted textile has a first layer under-painting. The technique can be tricky but the unpredictable nature can lead to fun results.

Stitching on my handpainted fabric (note pic in comments). My favourite so far.
02/16/2026

Stitching on my handpainted fabric (note pic in comments). My favourite so far.

02/05/2026

Painting 12 ‘Market Day’ vignettes using dyes on cotton fabric.

01/12/2026

This is how my textile cards start. Recently I started putting my primary dyes in little squeeze bottles. What a time saver when I go to mix the various other colours from them!

01/11/2026

Textile art using some handpainted textiles and thread sketching.

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Creston, BC
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