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"My dyeing technique is a combination of traditional Japanese Shibori, African Batik, and various methods unique to my own artistic identity garnered and profected over my 17+ years as a professional painter. I incorporate a lot of recycled cloth and materials into my work, as I find they never come truly "blank," but rather filled with an abundance of character and a unique story. I have always been attracted to rich color and texture. No two pieces of cloth are ever the same and each one takes dye much differently. As a result, the unbanding of the dyed cloth always as a fun element of surprise, a juxaposition between my purposeful composition and a component of mystery. As a painter with a background in hyperrealistic oil painting, I rather enjoy not being able to rely on the result. Whereas hyperrealistic oil paint is exacting and always expected. Each piece takes several weeks to create, as I dye my cloth the way I paint, layer upon layer. Some piecse have as many as 7 or 8 unique dyeing processes. I can come close, but never reacreate any given peice, making each one vastly unique. Many of my summers as a child were spent on fishing ponds with copsious amounts of dragonflies. I am very connected and inspired by the dragonfly, and it something you will always either boldy see in my work or will be peeking through somewhere."

As major record labels are in a state of flux and turmoil, we are allocating a portions of the proceeds from each sale to help monetize the "Elyse and Nuevo Retro" production costs as we have many, new and exciting possibilities around the bend.