Expansion and Contraction
Hi Friends, Last week I went on a tour of the Krishnamurti Foundation in Ojai. Jiddu Krishnamurti was an internationally known spiritual teacher, philosopher an...
Category: Rust Dyeing
Celebrate Serendipity
Greetings Friends, I’ve been working on a new dyed piece using a slow process, which I rather enjoy. I like seeing the work develop gradually, in small in...
New Explorations
Hello Friends, I’ve been playing around with a lot of different mediums lately. I can’t seem to settle down and focus on any one thing right now. Ma...
Ephemeral Art
Greetings Friends! Although I often paint with bright colors, I’ve been enjoying the quiet hues of natural dyes lately. I love the charcoal grays, rust br...
Go To Ground
Dear Friends, Last week I mentioned wanting more stability in my life, and yet change seems to be the new norm. It’s pertinent that we find ways to stay g...
Learning Curve
Do you ever have those times when nothing seems to be working out? I’m in that phase now! I’m developing a new body of work, and I thought the first...
Untied Caps
I untied the eucalyptus seed pod caps and the rusty bottle caps today, and the results are below: I also did another steamed piece yesterday, and unwrapped it t...
Steamed Caps
Here are the eucalyptus seed caps and the metal bottle caps after being steamed and sitting for a day. Not quite ready to be untied and opened yet. The edges of...
Tied Caps
This is eucalyptus seed caps tied up in cotton and ready for steaming. Then they have to sit for a while before I can untie the bundle and see what it looks lik...
Rust Dyeing
These stars were created with rusty metal stars from a windchime my mom had. I folded wet canvas around the rusty stars and let it sit for two days. Kind of int...