New Post, new day, old process.....

I did it today!! Photo to follow . I dyed this afternoon in our cellar. I bought some Procion MX dyes and finally got round to trying them out. I made a piece of cotton lawn fabric dyed with magenta and turquoise dyes using the Low Water Immersion technique. The dyes are familiar to me as once upon a time , in another incarnation, I did a LOT of batik dyeing and I used Procion dyes then . The LWI technique is new to me though. It seems kind of tie dye- ish and I like parts of what I did . Parts are too monochromatic though- too rosy with too little turquoise effect. It is nice but I wanted the two colours to show. I know what to do now so next time .....

I still need to post a picture of the nearing finished Plane Tree Bark piece. Pleasant colours. interesting textures. I will perhaps add a light layer of Lumiere paint texture on the top layer just to break up the flatness of that surface.

I have begun working on my Green Inchies. SO much to look forward to : )

AROUND the neighbourhood

I walk almost daily and I see lots but rarely  record it. I was thinking I would top up my powers of observation and make a little walking project so yesterday, I decided to photograph everything I could that was man made and round . I printed 65  and used 64 but actually took many more . They are all lying on the diningroom table, randomly placed but all with the photo curve going the same way. Looking at the collection I realized two things-1, I could arrange them more interestingly and 2, I might attach them to a circular something- like a piece of Sono Tube or something so they could be viewed in the round too. I am busy right at the moment but will think on this and see if maybe I could figure out how long a piece of tubing of what diameter I would need.... and then we shall see! Always good to have an idea in abeyance : )

Silly Walk

sunflower

sunflower

landscape

trees blowing in the wind

I walked last night - with the camera again and on the road, found...

Big old sunflowers.....


A perfect little landscape.....


Trees blowing in the wind.....




.....and some very interesting roadside sculpture!

I also started a collection of photos of round things which will all be printed in 5"x5" format.