Saturday, February 23, 2013

paper

i couldn't help but title this post paper
(not a post of paper!)
so much of my thinking these days is on paper
not too many words on paper,
color, texture, strength
while helping a friend with indigo
i unearthed a lokta sheet i'd dyed
and spun it up
 the mail came with these three paper and silk yarns from habu
i will dye up the white, the other two
i am *thinking* about
 the last dyepot
 the last papers out
 ecoprint on handmade flax
and a favorite print on arches.

15 comments:

  1. Great... that cauldron is something.

    Snowstorm coming, you?

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  2. paper, paper everywhere and not a scrap to write on. where does the shopping list go?

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  3. valerie, yep! and i haven't looked at the report, right now it's well above freezing
    jean, do you really think i can manage a shopping list?!

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  4. what an orgy of colour is a cooking in the pot...does look a little little bewitching brew...and the blue - sigh.

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  5. the arches print is absolutely deeevine -- and I love the look of the cauldron (very 'bubble bubble toil and trouble' hee hee hee)

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  6. That is one funky cauldron. Looks like there is some weird orange stuff growing. You have a strong stomach, woman! The shifu is beautiful.

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  7. some kind of magic you're brewing up here. love the "wall" of printed papers-a look of something ancient.

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  8. V-I love the cauldron - it all looks so yuk and yet produces gorgeous material. Go well. B

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  9. henrieta, it's pretty "normal" to have witches brew on my stove!
    ronnie, i have about 8 sheets of that original gift left...maybe one more pot today before school starts up again.
    kristin, thankyou. i DO have a strong stomach. it's been noted before!
    hs, the wall, nice way to see it. it's actually a dog kennel which is a lovely place to dry paper!
    barry, thanks, i love being part of the mystery.

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  10. melissa, thanks. i went to look at the photos and realized the last three were small, so i enlarged them. maybe even gorgeouser?!

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  11. Such wonderful beautiful things are coming from your brew! I love the round 'moons.' And paper is always a favorite, although cloth has been calling recently.

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  12. hi leslie, thanks for liking my doings! it's been a great winter break for creative work (and some skiing).

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  13. Amazing to see you space at work!! it is so long since I have dyed wool etc you have inspired me to get the pot out and get back to it - I have been moonlighting with some japanese indigo pieces from a wonderful gallery here in Oz and this +you are the motivators!! Cheers Wyn

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  14. lots of things happening while i was on sabbatical leave. the dyed papers are wonderful and too bad your favorite joint closed down.i really dislike how the markers in our lives disappear

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