Archival Materials
Hi Friends, How important is it for art materials to be archival? I’m really drawn to using natural and upcycled materials in my art, but they might not l...
Tag: natural dyeing
Slow Art Summer
Hi Friends, I’m taking a break from painting, and recently rediscovered my love of crochet. I’ve had some silk/wool yarn that’s been sitting a...
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...
Leaf Print Season
Hello Friends, August and September are one of the best times in Southern California for leaf prints. Leaves are just beginning to fall from some of the trees, ...
A Passion for Trees
Hi Friends! This has been a week of experimentation for me. I got the bug to do some leaf prints, and I had a new technique I wanted to try. It’s not leaf...
Wild Cherry Bark Piece
This is a fun little piece of cotton canvas folded, clamped and dyed in Wild Cherry Bark.
Madder on Hemp
I really like the colors of madder root on hemp fabric — done with solar dyeing, and I let it sit about a week in full sun. The unevenness of it is pretty...
Buckthorn Bark Dye
This is Buckthorn bark on cotton canvas, raw silk and hemp — dyed in a plastic bucket using the solar dye method of letting it sit in the sun. I love thes...
Wild Cherry Bark Dye
Fabric samples going into Wild Cherry Bark solar dye bath. I’m testing raw silk, cotton canvas and hemp canvas. I’m not sure how long these will hav...
Walnut Find
Look what I found! I think these are walnuts. The trees are about half a mile from my house, and appear to be part of an abandonned orchard. They border the U.C...