Plus, she's constantly discovering new ideas in her scarves that get refined in her wall pieces. For those intimidated by the idea of wearing dramatic, colorful scarves, de Laage has a display that includes detailed, pictured instructions for scarf wearing. The instructions demonstrate how to tie the scarf around the hair, knot it around the waist and drape it around the neck. She also works every Thursday at the Fifth Street Market Galleria and is happy to demonstrate different techniques herself. For those still unsure about wearing scarves, de Laage also paints silk yardage that can be sewn into custom clothing.
Silk is one of the strongest fibers so once the color is colorfast, the material lasts.
You could say he's always been in the right place at the right time. Ken Iowata, who paints glorious abstract designs on T-shirts he sells at Saturday Market, grew up in Southern California and attended Berkeley, graduating with a degree in architecture in 1966. After graduation, he joined the Peace Corps and did a stint in Bolivia. The economy was poor and he didn't want to get a job in either the architecture or engineering fields. But he did work on the restoration of Pike Place Market in Seattle, and afterward he began to sell his artwork there.