All is on schedule for leaving on Monday. . All the musicians are gone for 4 days for various tours and festivals. Perfect timing as it leaves me quiet time to work. Very enjoyable work time. No interruptions.
Made some satin shibori ribbon…
arashi shibori satin ribbon unwrapped
texture relaxed
shibori cording
more ideas
…time for bed
6 colorways above from recent poles
I just got in my supply of string for polewrapping and now am busy wrapping and overdyeing. I ran out of what I had been using and was forced to try a number of others I had. I was reminded that some threads are much better than others [...]
As you may know (or not), Monday is art day in the 4th grade room. We had a wonderful hour discovering complementary colors, positive and negative space, and creating and painting more designs using our viewfinders. Penny & I have been studying the California Art Content Standards and working them into our lessons. We [...]
“mono no aware” is a japanese term most simply translated to awareness in the transient nature of things. shibori is like that to me. yesterday’s pieces while bound and tied for drying held a certain transient beauty for me, and an anticipation of what they would or could become when unbound. when unbound, [...]
For me, the texture of shibori is as interesting as the color patterning. The new book on shibori by Janice Gunner is worth having since I like photographs of shibori and it is well illustrated but I want to see more texture. I like to manipulate the texture of the cloth
and to take [...]
ahh…yes. back to work.
it’s a very good thing to get away and a trip up north and down the coast keeps life in balance.
lots of new ideas and thoughts are a result of taking some time off and i’m liking the results of the most recent pieces coming out. working out the process and [...]
Don’t miss the new additions to the flickr shibori photo pool!
Many experimentations going on here and some exciting results. Last weekend at the Cherry Blossom Festival we facilitated over 700 3 x 3 silk pieces with the attendees. Lots of kids of all ages and adults too. During the two days I made a couple hundred sample pieces myself and have mounted them for [...]
Here is a picture of the Washington Monument yesterday- cherry blossoms in full bloom! My sister sent this along as they enjoyed the Washingtom DC version of the cherry blossom festival. I use to live there too and miss this blossom viewing which is at it’s peak there this weekend.
As for our cherry blossom [...]
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