more of what i did there

i flew into seattle, where catherine picked me up, 

without baggage, which got lost.they delivered it the next day, 

while we were sourcing supplies from elspeth pope at hypatia.

mesmerizing moss, giant maples and cedars

that night i gave a talk for the BAG at the university of washington, 
odegaard undergraduate library in seattle about my work. 
this audience was full of professional artists and teachers, 
including textiles and book people. 
they asked me some hard questions. 
i felt welcomed by their attention and enthusiasm. 
this guild has been around for a long time, 30 years or so. 
the library purchased three of my books, for their teaching collection-
my books will be used by students! i LOVE this!

then i went to visit ian in portland. 

rode a big boat, visited powells, and drove back to shelton.

on the weekend i taught an experiential/experimental dye class at catherine's house. 

her husband bill joined us.
his interest and commitment to layering dyes on fabric lasted throughout my stay.

we dip dyed in indigo, made some bundles like india teaches, 

sighed as our lichen dyes didn't work well.

we layered indigo with onion skins, finding a few greens.

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the next talk was for the PSBA, a new group, in tacoma. 
they were enthusiastic and asked lots of questions.

and my final bit of work was a two day papermaking from plants workshop 
with PSBA folks.

pulp

drying on boards

drying

the psba papermakers

we met each morning to talk over the day's plan, then got to work

lucia made excellent muffins each day!

this strange glove is full of kisses

thanks to rochelle

lignon berries? cloud berries? i forget--

and then there are these

fascinating. and i heard one of them (i found five one day) eating.

lungwort
which catherine printed...

wow

all about sex in the garden.

a hidey hole

and when you're ready for bed...