top fiber: slippery elm
bottom fiber: hollyhock
slippery elm, hollyhock
slippery elm
hollyhock
potential
potential
hand made paper, shifu, artists' books, north country living, and some words
hand made paper, shifu, artists' books, north country living, and some words
That word potential V - sums them up beautifully! I love them as they are...but know they hold promise of more.
ReplyDeletefiona, i love the scene in pretty woman when one woman says to another "you think i got potential?" (yes, i've seen that one a few times...my daughter was that age)
ReplyDeleteI love them also, just as they are, little fiber bundles. But look forward to seeing the end result of the potential you see in them.
ReplyDeleteme, too. i was hunting plants for ecoprinting, and just had to include these fibers in my haul.
ReplyDeleteAnd... if you feel a sore throat coming on, you can chew on your slippery elm while printing :)
ReplyDeletevalerie, if i get a sore throat NOW, i will scream which you will hear all the way to new hampshire!
ReplyDeletehow lovely.... I keep trying to picture these both in their plant form... and imagining how they become fibre.... its all a big mystery to me... but I loves what I sees!
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous pieces of fibre - can hardly wait to see what you merge them into!! Whoo!!
ReplyDeleteOh... right, you're finally feeling BETTER. Didn't mean to dredge up recently passed illnesses!
ReplyDeleteronnie, i just leave the hollyhock stalks and let them field ret. the slippery elm grown in my perennial border like a weed, so i trim it and harvest the bark! easy!
ReplyDeletewyn, thanks, wyn, we'll see!
valerie, it's ok, i might start chewing as prevention!
V-I love the bundles - primitive and full of texture and promise. B
ReplyDeletebarry, one way to keep them from under control (sort of)
ReplyDeleteit's all in the potential :)
ReplyDeleteneki, i do believe you know what you're talking about.
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