Snow-dye dish towel refresh
There is snow on the ground The dish-towels I dyed several years ago are looking faded and sad. I saw this video, taking ice-dyeing a step up from “random.” Constraint: … Continue reading Snow-dye dish towel refresh
Category: visual arts
DIY Silk Necktie Scarf
It’s hard to toss away old neckties, especially if they belonged to a loved one or are made from 100% silk or are beautiful/amusing. My loved one is alive and … Continue reading DIY Silk Necktie Scarf
a.k.a. Procrastination
I was planning to hurl myself into a new project. But instead I photographed a doodle from my notebook and played with it for an hour on Photoshop. Wine poured. … Continue reading a.k.a. Procrastination
Making Faces and Altered Consciousness
First, I like the idea of being a mystic, an initiate into a cult of beauty and awe. You know, a little mysterium tremendum et fascinans to take the edge … Continue reading Making Faces and Altered Consciousness
Photos, Dolls, Thoughts Unspoken
I picked up a used book on dolls [1]. The black and white photos by fashion photographer Hermann Landshoff surprised me. They weren’t staged fantasies, yet they had a pictorialist, … Continue reading Photos, Dolls, Thoughts Unspoken
Sewing therapy
On my way to doing something else, I started pulling fabric out of my stash closet. I soon had a mess in search of a project. A few YouTube videos … Continue reading Sewing therapy
Quilt: Layers of Time and Space
I didn’t actually plan to make a quilt this season, but that’s what happened. I admire quilters who choose a pattern and a color scheme, then buy fresh bright cottons … Continue reading Quilt: Layers of Time and Space
Project sprawl: a glorious mess
The November arctic blast means an early test of winter monastic mode. Textile project materials and supplies have migrated up from the ground floor studio and take over every surface. … Continue reading Project sprawl: a glorious mess
Dabbing paint on fabric
Every project begins with a thousand steps. –Susan Monday afternoon. The wind is blowing from the northeast, waves pounding our shoreline. Wet snow is beginning to stick to the unraked … Continue reading Dabbing paint on fabric
Zula: old adventures reborn
Meet Zula, newly awakened from the realm of old socks and sweaters. Kind of a variation on The Velveteen Rabbit: if you treasure your clothes, even as they begin to … Continue reading Zula: old adventures reborn
Indigo Batik, Round 3
One more t-shirt for Jim. Another length of experimental linen. Zeroing in on soy wax as my go-to resist, djanting as my go-to applicator. For this round, I dipped my … Continue reading Indigo Batik, Round 3
More indigo: t-shirts
[1] Jim hates sleeveless shirts because he thinks his arms are too skinny, but warm days and gym workouts demanded more than his single 1980s Cayman Islands souvenir shirt. And … Continue reading More indigo: t-shirts
