Lately it seems I just can’t get settled into regular blog posting. I have so many things to make note of I keep putting it off and the list gets longer. Here are a few of the ones I can remember….
I did get a new post up on Elementary Art. Stats are improving [...]
so i had all kinds of things planned for today. somehow all is diverted to fixing things that are broken down.
cars (more than one!), plumbing, doors. not to mention that when i went out to the studio this morning the micro bursts/tornado winds from last night turned over the heavy metal shelving and everything [...]
Well, ready as I’m ever gonna be! Set up is tomorrow 3pm-10 pm. Nice to have a local show!
Here’s sneak preview of a couple of things I’ll have there:
-selection of shibori ribbon flowers- workshop is Saturday 1-3PM
You can sign up on site.
-silk gauze yardage
In case you’ve ever wanted to attend the Pasadena Doo [...]
view from the pole- all wrapped up, ready to push. this fabric was sent to me all the way from Norway from
Emily who dreamt of seeing this spotted vintage kimono silk lining as shibori.
I base dyed it on a pink passion afternoon, folded it and wrapped it onto the pole for discharge.
overdyed it with [...]
10 yard roll of color #6- Purple Passion Borealis
Credit for this colorway inspiration goes to Karren Brito as Purple Passion was the first color I dyed using the recipe from her book. Beyond that, it was pole wrapped, discharged and overdyed using a variety of colors.
I have several colorways tagged “borealis” -dyed over various [...]
This ribbon was done down the length of the pole creating cross-wise pleats much like bomaki. Currently, I’m only making this ribbon for my own work as it simply takes too much time to produce in larger amounts. As you can see, it takes LOTS of wrapping.
So here is the front side of [...]
This is the backside to a new flower I made last night.
Do you wonder what the front side looks like?
Postcard for the Pasadena show. Starts next Thursday. Anyone going?
Today our New Zealand relatives arrive for a stay. Tonight we go to the House of Blues at Downtown Disney to see [...]
I know it has been almost a month since I have posted here. I have received a number of emails and even a few calls wondering if all is well. Yes, all is well. Thanks for checking in! This is a very busy time of the year for anyone who calls making [...]
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