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so i am kind of smitten with the late summer indigo and gathered on the sunday morning hike wild grape dyeing that was doing on in the backyard lab on sunday afternoon. I am also so happy that my indigo vat just keeps on giving.
I haven't taken pictures of the indigo shibori dyed wool felt yet but I LOVE it!!!!
( I am referring to the odd wrapped rolls in the first photograph, before they were dipped in the vat)
First off the winner of the little giveaway was tara. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed reading why everyone loves autumn. I must although I really love the sun filled long days of summer I think throughout my life autumn has always stolen my heart. I did a little autumn dyeing on the weekend that I really love but before I can show you that I wanted to get caught up with my dye journal.
i hope to get to work soon on some special little projects with that stack of mushroom dyed fabrics.
the sort that happens in the forest as autumn steadily approaches
( still time to enter the giveaway from the last post)
xo
so many fantastic giveaways happening this week I decided to add to the fun.
Tell me your favorite thing about the autumn season by midnight sunday and you could win a few natural dyed crochet covered pebbles and your very own spore print ( if I can figure out a way to mail them without getting smudged).
(porch tabel with some of the treasures I brought home from Nova Scotia and some spore printing happening in the far right lower corner)
have a wonderful weekend
xo
m
I am sending my very best wishes, kisses and hugs on the wings of the birds this year.
Hope you have the most amazing year!!!
i have been torturing mushrooms lately , some for dyeing, others for drying and yet others for something else ( hold onto your caps for a few days:)
and if you believe the folklore saying that the thickness of the black stripes on this furry caterpillar is directly related to the harshness of winter , i think he is telling me winter has been cancelled this year:)
it was overcast last night so i missed seeing the harvest moon.
but i did see the harvest mushroom
xo
blaming this recent affliction on lisa
two different species at three different pH
the more colorful results are from the lobster mushroom
from left to right
acidic, neutral, alkaline, and alkaline modified with iron
i have been totally ignoring the indigo and woad vats since setting out east but they seem to be able to forgive me
This was the last oceanside visit before driving solo all the way home from Halifax. It was sunset and the location ( picked by rebekah), the soundtrack ( thank you mathew and the waves), the light ( thank you sun) and the audience ( thank you seals) were perfect for a very special photo shoot that I am not sharing with you quite yet. Those photographs will be part of a solo show later on this year.
I can share with you some other photographs of the afternoon though. You can see some of my companions photographs here.
found on the walk to the cove
this house would make a spectacular artists retreat house. It is called whales back and you can see more of it here.