this is also about time

an old monoprint from the time i had gone back to school in the 90's. original was black and white added some paint and collaged paper to begin. relaxed change of pace from detangling.

i don't mind detangling, but i do get bored.

some more work done to it. waiting for the gel medium to dry so that i can glaze that wonderful titan buff from golden paints and play the hide and seek layer game.

neki desu 

 

temporal paradox3

was able to finish this one and am quite chuffed of how it turned out. it is slow  meditative weaving needing a lot of concentration ,but it's gratifying. the weft is silk dyed by sensei using madder, the warp is 30/1 cotton.

the days have been conductive to meditation.

we got the first snows and it's been bitterly cold. lot's of excellent green tea from japan to make me company. 

also started japanese lessons again, this time a conversation class once a week.

people do not believe me when i say their skills improve by watching j-dramas.  ¯\ ( ツ ) /¯  it's called language in context!!

neki desu

 

morphology of a mess

my umbrella swift collapsed.its a brother and i want to repair it (ideas?)   m(_ _)m because the ones selling now are chinese made aka flimsy and will not withstand use. this old baby has been with me since 1990 and as i said it's a brother =quality. every time i think that brother sold their k machine patent to the chinese and cannot manufacture them  anymore i cry.the result of that deal is the taixema machines ; reports say they are iffy and the price is high therefore everyone in the craft is repurposing old japanese made brother machines.but there's a limit and some of them are reaching it. (╯︵╰,)

the result of the collapse : big time tangled mess.

1. i am salvaging the yarn bcse it's silk
2. was dyed with murasaki on an auspicious  day and got this gorgeous lavender color. have not been able to replicate it.

have about a week of detangling. the good news is that age has given me patience and i actually feel a great sense of accomplishment in putting order into chaos.

 ¯\ ( ツ ) /¯  i can even say i enjoy it. ¯\ ( ツ ) /¯

neki desu