thankful

 in no particular order things i'm thankful for:

the color blue
the things i've learned this year
thriving seedlings
NHK international
family and friends
the sucessful ai vats
the big invite
husband-san (although he can sometimes drive me crazy)
the good books i've read this year
no bugs in the plants
the good laughs i've had

happy thanksgiving to ya'll.



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wise words

life is not about waiting for the storm to pass.it is about learning to dance in the rain.

Venetia Stanley-Smith

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by virtue of sampling

10 shaft granite created in photoshop.warp is 20/2 mercerised cotton, a remnant of another warp sleyed 3x dent on a 10ends x cm reed. weft is 42/2 mercerised cotton in some cases paired with a fine silk tram.a good,fun exercise, with some possibilities. some of the backs are interesting too. the last bit was woven with a heavy beige silk yarn, almost cord.stiff but soft. winding silk for yardage now.

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origami cloth

transfor mational reconstruction  or origami clothing. a way to make unique clothes. although the  technique could be used to make home furnishings, bags and anything made of cloth.

have a great weekend!


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of witches

according to popular belief there are two kinds of witches: good witches and bad witches.bad witches are called bitches.

 good witches are called fairies. i, like wendy and peter, do believe in fairies.i do! i do!

not only that, i have proof of their existence. just look at my mail of today.

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the color of things

some windfall lichens picked up almost 2 years ago at my sister's right after a storm.

finally got to soak them in ammonia waiting to see what color i get.been soaking for 2 days and  it seems i'll get a yellowy beige- with luck. the color is not terribly exciting so far so i'll leave them  alone and wait.

general strike  in southern europe today. as if frau merkel cared. 

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this is the way it ends

  

 not with a bag. look at all those little lines. i think i should have stitched less. i'm not 100% pleased, but, given that it was an upcycle project it came out o.k. and i rendered the shawl usable(??)think the soda ash reacted w. the glue and the gold foil turned weird . it will eventually fall off.

full view. and i thought i was skimpy stitching! the negative lines could have been thicker, but i like the way they integrate the stamping and give unity to a somewhat scattered silk shawl.and the ai came out nice and dark, lighter at the back but, i just can't stop fiddling with some new downloaded actions.

now, that's entertainment :)


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