Residuals.....

And then,

as I was so enamored with my walnut dye experiment....

my gaze

turned to the marks

 

 on the drop cloth below

and

on

 

 the weight that held the fabric deep in the pot 

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Dreaming of Summer.............

I just received the catalogs for Haystack and Penland .......decadent workshops for adults and some young........

Upon gazing at these......... my mind drifted back to last summer..........

Where for two weeks, I studied with  Helen Carnac from Great Britain at Penland.............

.......to wander and ponder......

being influenced by the land ...........

noticing what caught our attention as we strolled........

  

Picking up treasures along the way.........

And from those treasures we made tools to 'mark' with......

and made marks with the tools......

and I used my 'map' as a guide........
















to make more marks with knots..........

 

And rust..............









To eventually end up with.........

This collection..................

of industrial enamel on steel panels............

And these two lovely pins I donated to the auction.........so sad to see them go!












And I will now wake up from my dream............and perhaps dream some more............

To be continued..........

OH, and Punxsutawney Phil did NOT see his shadow yesterday...........predicting an early Spring! And now I'm rushing into summer..........


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Dorothy Caldwell - Human Marks.....................

Newsflash!..........I received a forwarded notice from Nancy Crow's Crow Timber Frame Barn Art Retreats ............

Some of you may have heard me talk about the workshop I took many moons ago with Dorothy Caldwell......titled "Human Marks".............and expressed an interest in taking that class with her.......

Well here it is again..............and it is almost full............!

You will not regret spending time with my friend Dorothy! and honoring your marks...........

I am honored to show her work on this page.