just thinking...

thinking, rearranging, planning...I've been rearranging the blog template...finding what feels more like 'me'...this might be it, not sure yet...tossing around ideas...doing some stitching on the painting shirt...still floating ideas about it...

stitchin' a tree

some tree stitching on the painting shirt...walnut/oak/mystery foliage dye pot...leaf pounding...

frost moon cloth undone

...hibiscus tea leaves inside...

















...outside...thank you, mystery metal...

tree shirt

Green privet hedge branches hammered onto sleeves have imprinted mystery trees. I've used permanent art pens to lightly enhance the trunk and branches. Stitching follows...

and again...

And again my long ago white painting shirt goes into 'the pot'...oak, walnut and assorted metal bits...for a week long soak. A nearby burn pile yielded a metal clasp from a racing 5-point harness, which I think has given the grayish tint. After drying, resting and a light wash I'll see what appears.

eye see you

Imagine my delight when I unfolded this walnut dyed muslin and saw the eye staring back at me.

my first full moon cloth

... thrift store tablecloth...left in the walnut/oak pot for a few weeks...now hanging under the October full moon and overnight rain...

patterns emerging...some pronounced...

...others muted...

...still others...

another crime scene?

I know this looks...um...gross? After 2 weeks on the porch (forgotten), the bucket of walnut leaves and poke berries had fermented and developed a mystery scum. Naturally I gave it a stir.
I thought it would be the perfect place for a wide muslin strip. I'll check the results on Monday to see where I go with it next.

butterflies and bears

After using walnut hulls and poke berries to dye my faithful painting shirt, I have found butterflies and dancing panda bears in the resulting designs. Some are one inch small...some are large but ever so pale. Decisions arise as to what comes next...