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
I’ve been thinking a lot about my botanical sketches lately, I’d like to add some new flowers to my sketchbook. I was out in the backyard, photographing a couple of scarves, and lo and behold, the fennel flowers in our garden looked incredible. I thought I’d share them with you. Continue Reading
I know I’ve talked before about how inspiring Jan DiCintio is. Her choice of colors is impeccable, and her patterns begin as hand-draw images, which give me that evidence of the hand that I find so important. Her newest organic fabric line is called “Shades of Grey”: and I just LOVE it! Now – I… Continue Reading
My twitter pal Cyn of River Dog Prints has a bi-monthly meetup on color. Big surprise, color is something that rocks my world! I’m slowly recovering from the school year and (hopefully) entering a zone of creativity. What’s been helping me do this is a lot of dyeing for dyeing’s sake, rather than to make… Continue Reading
And so, another week is over. We’ve been crazy busy, the world news is even more depressing than normal, spring shows, final exams, May Term, teaching at the Create Retreat, all loom ahead of me. I’m exhausted. But the Jasmine has been blooming, and I’ve got a first draft of a new silk color palette… Continue Reading