When about 2 weeks ago I was talking about the
backyard chestnut tree already letting go of it´s
leaves, Kaite suggested I could steam some in bundles.
I had not been familiar with that method yet
(I´ve been wanting to read India´s book for a
while now, yes - but somehow found out that at
british Amazon it costs about a third of what
they want for it at the german version - so I
set my mind to buy it there, naturally, but they
seem to keep kicking me out whenever I try...)
Anyways, as the chestnut leaves landing on the
balcony are dull brown and very shrivelled by now,
I collected some other leaves - and here are
first results...
"I can't understand why people are frightened of
new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones."
(John Cage, born September 5, 1912)
17 Kommentare:
silk?
great results. kaite has been leading lots of us in this direction. i'm awaiting india's book to arrive. so much to explore.
Silk, yes... + this piece is a bit more greenish in real life than it looks here...
i like the soft ghosty results--very evocative of age and autumn, my favourite season
i have india' book, you'll love it.
lovely, and very organic esp the way you have photographed it.
now try a new trick i thought of - soak your bundle silk in a weak vinegar solution first and squeeze it out so it's just damp...k.
I accidentally bought India's book twice. Would you like one of mine?
Such delicate imprints...like tiny, skeletal remains...quite wonderful.
Beautiful sensuous whispers.
a thing of beauty.
Ah, age + autumn, yes (if it weren´t for the arthrosis... ;) - actually, I just suffer from the smell of vinegar at the moment (hate the stuff...), having had the idea of getting a more blue blue out of logwood that way (which went ok once, but now no more...) + as I bought a bottle of vinegar essence yesterday, I´ll brave the stink + try, K, thanks... - + thanks to you, Sue! I´ll email you... + a very good (unstinking...) week to everyone...
I just picked up a copy of Eco Colour on Saturday, it was just released in a US edition. It is a beautiful and inspiring book. Should have some samples up on my blog today too.
oh my, such beauty in every single post. I love the quilt, the new project and the lovely fabric bundles. I am hoping to have a fabric bundle give-away on my 'it's free' page coming up soon, and maybe some in the shop, who knows!
Am getting ready for the next experimental art e-course and trying to do lots of making too . . . so many ideas!
Amelia.x
Lovely! And it's soooo exciting when you open the bundles isn't it?
Love the leaf print.
I love the dyed fabrics...so much fun! :)
Thanks, everyone... yes, a lot of fun - but rather disappointing sometimes, too: today all the pretty beetroot red vanished into the sink, again (thought to outwit it this time, but ha ha...)
Pretty results. Beetroot should be such a lovely pink, but it just disappears. I read somewhere about just painting on the juice, and I have some paper hanging in my room that I did that too, but I suspect it will fade soon.
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