a soft lobelia rain

the thrifty missy here who cannot bear to throw away the leftover indigo  pigment sediment keeps painting it on whatever she finds.( what a mouthful of a sentence!)
i pounded some lobelias and bougainvillea petals, but these did not print red. or maybe they did but the red got lost on the indigo.
indigo is such a curious thing.i keep hearing the japanese who say it is a living thing.no wonder its apprenticeship takes at least 9 years. and that is to be merely functional!
cotton batiste is a nice fabric to work with i am discovering.

 the threading keeps going on. my intention is to finish today before the hot weather hits.we'll see how it goes.
and this is very inspiring.


neki desu

what every fool except me knows

you can't work when you don't feel well.there's even an invention called sick leave (>-<)

all the slow and painful threading i did  at the end of winter beginning of spring is worthless. 

i'm re threading again. the good news is that it is cool - 21ºC -and i can work in the studio.

note to self: next time you are not in top shape read a book or take a walk.

neki desu

wondering

my lichen dye found its way to this knitted linen shawl.the linen is a bit heavier than what i've been using, but it  still feels right.did some onion skin wrapping while doing the solar dye and wondered what would happen if i painted iron water to highlight the holes and make them look on purpose. got carried away!

the indigo's here. this morning my friendly 20 something post(boy) man knocked on my door and handed me the package. nice way to start the weekend.  

i wonder what would happen if i dip the stole in indigo.

stay cool and have a good weekend.



neki desu