Featured Artist : Mark Paniccia

Hi, My name is Mark Paniccia and I am 57 years old, born and raised in New Hartford N.Y. I started Tie-dying  in 1980.

It all began back in 1979 when I saw my brother and his friends tie-dyeing some T-shirts with Rit Dyes and I used them at first but then I decided I  wanted something more permanent and also I wanted to do it with my own technique.  

I found a company by the name of Brooks & Flynn.  The dyes were packaged in plastic bags . I had to figure out myself how to get those dyes not to run and stay permanent. It was all self-taught with trial and error.

Then I  heard about  Dharma Trading Company , I started using your dyes and absolutely fell in love with them.         

About 5 years ago I started doing Mandalas when I was inspired by Courtney Pollock, best known for his colorful intricate mandala designs.  I refer to them as Courtney Style but I put my own  twist on them.  All of those Tapestries are made with Dharma  Procion Fiber Reactive Dyes.