The weight of water ...

... might hold our dreams when we're landlocked or frame our life when we don't swim and although great tonnage can be moved by engines across its wide expanse, silk floats effortlessly in a moonlit tide pool ... : : : Beyond...

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Undressed in blue

Aside from the beaded inset around the yoke, she's crafted entirely of dupioni silk ... head to toe, gusset to gusset. Destined now to be ripped and shredded... for she's headed to the dye pots. A lucky thrift store find and for a mere three...

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The circle that binds

There are many things to astound as one hangs over a dye pot and in a curious twist of timing (fate?) a question I've been asking myself presented a sealing wax answer. The question was, why am I spending so much time learning about natural dyeing when...

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Bliss and grunge...

As it happens sometimes, I found myself playing around with some images without any particular direction in mind or intent... other than, perhaps, the intent to avoid "pretty flower" photos. Do you ever feel that way...unable to stomach one  M O...

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Interior motives

The best laid plans, as they say...except when it comes to mark making with plants and other sundry items, it might be best to put ones expectations aside. Here is the outcome from  last week's science experiment... Things were going along quite...

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