Barbara Mendes was born in 1948 and has been drawing and painting her heart out for as long as she can remember. Her paintings have been in numerous solo and group shows in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Recent works explore the beauty, joy and knowledge in Jewish life.
The soft light of Sabbath candles surrounds the face of Sarah, an orthodox lady in a glowing head-covering, thinking of her daughters who wander on airplanes. This product is incredible. When heat is applied to the ink, the ink becomes a gas. The gas then returns to a solid state becoming one with the fabric, leaving the fabric permanently dyed. The Sublimation image will not peel, crack, or wash out.