This moment in between

Winter Solstice Thinking only makes the heart sore. I Ching when you startle awake in the dark morning heart pounding breathing fast sitting bolt upright staring into dark whirlpool black hole feeling its suction get out of bed knock at the door of your nearest...

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Closure :: metaphors in cloth

~ details on silk lace blouse, made by Vernon, 1915-1917 courtesy of Digitalt Museum ~ ~ dress by Mariano Fortuny, ca. 1939 via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art ~ ~ silk stomacher ca. 1720, The Metropolitan Museum...

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After the storm

We recently had a whopper of a gale.  A long night, then an even longer dark day of sideways rain and rattle-the-rafters wind. The lull that followed meant only one thing - time for beachcombing - so four-paws and I headed out to see what we could find....

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Introducing 'Dear Flora' ...

To all of you who visit here and who may also be on Facebook, I have recently launched an artist page : Dear Flora I hope you'll visit me there! Come have a look-see, maybe take part in the conversations or just say "Hey"... What's in a name? Dear...

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Riversong :: Being (t)here, again ... with India Flint

I've had trouble writing about my recent time in Scotland.  I've been home well over two months and I'm still struggling to find words to explain that place, the people, and what happens for me when I am there. It's proven difficult to describe how...

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So much

There is so much to share, so much I want to tell you about my recent travels in Scotland ... about another wonder-filled masterclass at Big Cat Textiles, tutored by India Flint to a roomful of generous hearted, spirit seeking women ... about wanders into...

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Studying the ways of water ...

A few experiments from my last diving session with paper [ see previous post ] These entailed using several varieties of watercolor & printmaker's paper; frozen and fresh gleanings from the garden & hedgerow; a...

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Seeing thru paper

When the Lopez Island natural dyers gathered for this season's planning meeting [ however wine-laden or deliciously food-laden the "meeting" may have been ] there was a unanimous & resounding desire to next delve into experimentation with paper. We...

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