details of roots

here are some close ups for details. i have used several of my own hand dyes and my photographs in this piece. the larger piece on the bottom is a commercial print by lonni rossi.

roots

this is the working title... it is still in process but the design/placement is generally in the right place. there will be handwork and more machine work. but after a week of work i am happy to be this far along. the class was great and none of the work looked like hers... i think that is the best compliment.

branching out

it looks like i misled you from your comments. i am not on the coast; i was there last week. i am in bend, oregon... sort of in the middle of the state, south of mt. hood, in the salisaw forest. there has been a fire and the land is rebirthing. today we went on a field trip to see some of these magnificent tree ghosts. it was a great composition study in black and white. the feeling was etherial. don't despair though the whole forest wasn't destroyed. and it is recovering quite nicely. there is plenty of green as well! there is certainly a lot of inspiration here for our theme.

fly away

the coast was fabulous and there are so many pictures i would share... i should start a flicker page but i have had some trouble getting that up and running and have no time to sort it out now. maybe in september. for now, i have flown away to my next adventure. tomorrow i will start my week studying with rosalie. changing my focus from the sea to trees. we will be creating a quilt top that will evoke trees. it will be abstract. i have my series of trees printed on organza as well as a lot of ephemera for embellishing, including some silk rods from grace. i really can't wait for the fun to begin... and then when i get back jude's class will soon be starting! how good can it get?

branching out

well i have no photo of fabrics for now... but i have completed my dyeing task... a forest floor combination from melissa at fabric dyeing 101. and a nice little run of greens that i did myself. why am i dyeing all this fabric, you might ask? well when i get back from the coast, i will only have a couple of days left to get myself organized for "branching out" with rosalie dace. she is from so. africa and she is coming to sisters, oregon to teach at jean wells' stitchin' post. are we lucky or what? google her and see what she does... it is really beautiful... its a different type of story cloth... the photo is one that i took recently and will be transferring to organza and other fabrics to incorporate into the piece i will do in class. i'll be at the coast until thurs... its predicted to be windy and cool so the surf will be great to watch... we can never go in here in oregon anyway, so we might as well have a show! and it will bring good things in with the tide...i am really looking forward to this! stay tuned!

again

and again, time has passed by in the wink of an eye...
we are about to embark on some serious canning and then to the beach... in between times we take care of family and suffer the heat while entertaining out of town company...and today a four year old birthday party! talk about time flying by....
i have my dye station all ready to go so will attack that first thing in the am. who knows, maybe i will have something to show soon... will it be tuna , peaches or cloth? or maybe all three!
i am more at ease with it though, than i was last week.
thanks for your supportive messages!

beauty all around us, we just need to look.

i went out to my magnolia tree to bring in a bloom for the bedroom, as the scent is so lovely. i couldn't resist taking a few pictures. i had never seen the inside of a magnolia... exquisite! don't you just love those curls?