Fiber artist Melinda Tai incorporates nature in her creations

Melinda Tai is photographed in her home studio in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Tai is an artist who specializes in eco-printing which is a method of natural dyeing using things like leaves, twigs, roots and types of bark to create beautiful fabrics. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Designs on fabric created by artist Melinda Tai hang in her home studio in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Tai is an artist who specializes in eco-printing which is a method of natural dyeing using things like leaves, twigs, roots and types of bark to create beautiful fabrics. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Melinda Tai collects leaves in her backyard in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Tai is an artist who specializes in eco-printing which is a method of natural dyeing using things like leaves, twigs, roots and types of bark to create beautiful fabrics. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Melinda Tai rolls up a piece of silk and leaves in her home studio in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Tai is an artist who specializes in eco-printing which is a method of natural dyeing using things like leaves, twigs, roots and types of bark to create beautiful fabrics. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Melinda Tai ties up a rolled piece of silk and leaves in her home studio in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Once the silk and leaves are rolled and tied, Tai will "cook" it, which is either boiling or steaming it to achieve a pattern. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Melinda Tai unrolls "cooked" fabric in her home studio in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Tai, an artist who specializes in eco-printing, rolls up a piece of fabric with leaves and other natural items and then either boils or steams it. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Melinda Tai soaks leaves before placing them on a piece of silk in her home studio in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Tai is an artist who specializes in eco-printing which is a method of natural dyeing using things like leaves, twigs, roots and types of bark to create beautiful fabrics. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)

Melinda Tai shows a piece of clothing she made with a piece of silk she created in her home studio in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. Tai is an artist who specializes in eco-printing which is a method of natural dyeing using things like leaves, twigs, roots and types of bark to create beautiful fabrics. (Dan Honda/Bay Area News Group)