Spirit Cloth

Forgetfulness

The walnuts are in two pots on the wood stove for about a month now. I think. Soaking for quite a while and then heated on and off as fires allowed and then every day for the last week or... Read more →

Living Dots

There were no walnuts where they usually gather. But I walked a few miles more and there were many. I guess the old tree was tired. It's not staying cold enough here to keep fires burning. I hate to waste... Read more →

Trans-Morph-ation

Something going on. With dyeing, with form. A few indigo plants came up on their own. A few fresh leaves. A small vat. A little experiment. Another beautiful day. Read more →

Layers of time

While we wait. The internet will be down for a bit for repairs. I'll do some dyeing. In layers. Walnut ink and madder (from last year), indigo (the fresh kind). For starters. (On the lining of grandma's drapes.) See you... Read more →

A Name as an Impression

So I named them right off. Just from the first impressions. This one... Liquid Heart. click here if you see no player This, as usual, is small. About 4". Handling silk is tricky on any scale. Liquid. I guess heart... Read more →

The Jumble that will be May

This month will be full of the unexpected. I said that to myself this morning. Then, how is that different than any other month? I've rolled back into bundling. Lots of folks doing that. Making a living off it even...... Read more →

Just Growing

I called it Shhh. And then To Keep From Screaming. Silent Rage. Then, Wordlessness. The title of a cloth might change simply as I consider it. Because context changes all the time. So often a creative effort is aimed at... Read more →

April Showers

After a lot of slow rain... Suddenly new green. A simple method for the dyeing. The dyeing just to use stuff up, color thread, just to go in some simple way. While my mind wanders off like it does sometimes.... Read more →

Wednesday Mix

in case the player is not showing... It's a bit grey and cool today, but there is the memory of a sunny warmer day... I've added logwood, onion skins and madder to the mix. Using stuff up. The edge of... Read more →