washed and hung out to dry outside the gallery
silk camisole eco printed with rose leaves and the leaves of a mystery plant
mystery plant leaf print on silk/wool blend scarf
assorted solar dyed silks
more solar dyed silks; stove top dyed wool blanket and silk dress
a panoramic photo of the stove top dyed wool blanket with leaf and nail eco prints
rack full of lusciousness
written in the cloth 5 – detail photos of two of the seven panels I’m making for an outdoor exhibition in queensland (eco-dyed wool and silk; hand stitched)
did some more eco dyeing this week …
a vintage cotton nightdress in a hydrangea dyepot with copper mordant
a short nylon half-slip in a jasmine dyepot with copper mordant
plus a long nylon half-slip in the same pot as the nightdress
aiming for yellows and greens, with some purple and/or black from the rusty nails inside the bundles … the linen thread used to wrap the layered bundles also transformed into a lovely green
can’t unveil it yet but here is a sneak peak at my entry in a major (i.e. $20,000) art exhibition
lindy, maz and ruth meet with me each month at my gallery to make quilts and other items to donate to people in need in our local community; happy quilts, happy quilters
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