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Another of the silk bundles wrapped with maple, cotinus, and eucalyptus
then cooked in a brew of botanicals bubbling in an iron pot
the magical alchemy of plants, water, heat, and iron make their marks July 29th, 2014 | Tags: eco dyeing with plants, eco-printing on fabric, magical botanicals, natural plant dyeing | Category: Eco dye, eco-print | 4 comments - (Comments are closed) The snow is still falling and temperatures freezing. The dye pot deck area is a blanket of white.
And I am dreaming of spring, warmer days, the greening up of things, the smell of walnuts simmering in the pot.
Dates have now been confirmed for my next Eco-Dye Playshop. […] Show #1 in Minneapolis, MN at Gallery 360 Back from the quick weekend trip to MN for the show opening at Gallery 360 (the show will run through Jan 13th) and on to preparing for 2 more upcoming shows, the scarf bundling and ornament stitching are continuing full speed ahead. Bucket o' Bundles […] The Plan was a test, to try and let the little bundles rest for 30 days before the big reveal. silk with eucalyptus, hibiscus, rose petals, tin can-wrapped, steamed, left to rest for 11 days The reality is, after 11 days, I noticed the first signs of “little fuzzies” starting to appear on […] Anticipation…
Anticipaaaaaaation is … making me wait.
It’s keeping me waaaaaaaaaiiiting. I’m going to try to let these 15 scarves passively cook in the sun and rest for a whole month before unbundling this time, to see just how much more of the natural plant color and texture might […] More, More, More As the High Park fire continues to rage (now 56,000 acres burned and 45% contained), 1700+ firefighters are battling it, many people remain evacuated, and at least 181 homes are known to have been lost so far. And the fire conditions remain at “Red Flag” warning levels….very high temps, high winds, and […] Fire and Smoke It’s Day 5 of the High Park Fire, and while the fire has burned over 46,000 acres, it is now 10% contained and authorities have doubled the number of resources fighting it (1000 staff) along with 100 fire engines, 5 heavy tankers, 5 single engine tankers, and 14 helicopters – the cavalry […] One thing we have in abundance here in the mountain west: Rusty old horseshoes silk, horseshoe-wrapped, vinegar, juniper dye bath Top piece: cotton, bundled with plant material, steamed. Bottom 2 pieces: silk, bundled with horseshoes, dyed in juniper dye bath. (detail view) Top, Cotton bundled w/plant materials […] We had such fabulous warm weather this past weekend, I just couldn’t help myself. I got out my pots and buckets, soy milk and alum, silk and cotton, and browsed the yard with my clippers. Plants for the dye pots, (from L to R) Juniper, some purple-ish bush from the front yard, holly, […] |
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