Because she often dips her brush into two or more colors before touching it to the silk, each scarf contains colors and strokes that cannot be duplicated. The wet silk allows her to achieve a textured look, whereas dry silk achieves deeper colors that appear more separated because of the dark edges that form. Her nature pieces in particular resemble stained glass. A Modernist series of jazz pieces portray musicians in a big band. Her silks also include abstract and floral designs.
All paintings are completely original.
Not exactly a spiritual path, but certainly an unconscious one. She keeps a notepad next to her bed. Sometimes the silk painting will be very similar to the sketch, but sometimes it will only be a shadow of the original idea. Sometimes de Laage paints without any sketches. Or sometimes a design will be born out of a joke.