If you’re like me, you are now scurrying around making and buying holiday gifts. (If you’d like to read about the makers I buy from, I wrote about them here.) I’ve started decking the halls by hanging my stockings underneath and placing my row houses on top of my fireplace mantle and making some fun retro… Continue Reading
If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, or entered my booth at an art show, you know that I put together a palette of colors, and work with the pallette a lot. Well, lately I’ve been working with my Autumn Splendor Pallette: I love this palette because not only is it fun to play… Continue Reading
I’m getting ready for my spring shows, and I have a hankering for a new palette of colors to sew with. I didn’t want it to feel too pastel, but yet I wanted some lighter colors. There was a certain shade of green in my mind I was going for. This green on top is… Continue Reading
I’ve got a lot to share here on the blog, but I’ve been super busy this week. BUT, today is an awesome day: 12-12-12! I didn’t want to let it pass without a post, so I thought I’d just show you 12 photos of what inspires me! Continue Reading
It’s a blustery Sunday afternoon, and I was rinsing out a bunch of swatches that I dyed for the last session of my online class. While looking at each color, some of which were new and exciting to me, my mind travelled near and far. I got to think about where I was going with… Continue Reading
It’s a blustery Sunday afternoon, and I was rinsing out a bunch of swatches that I dyed for the last session of my online class. While looking at each color, some of which were new and exciting to me, my mind travelled near and far. I got to think about where I was going with… Continue Reading
Last week, I showed you some results from my first experience dyeing Radiance, a 50/50 cotton/silk blend. I have a client who is making a stole for her pastor, inspired by the stained glass in their church. She wanted deep, glistening colors, similar to the colors in the glass, and a light green background color,… Continue Reading
Cyn of Riverdog Prints has a meetup called “Collecting Color” that’s all about…you guessed it, color! Last week, I made a set of nesting baskets in some custom colors my client had selected earlier in the summer. When I was working on the pieced strip for the basket, I was worried about the colors. The… Continue Reading