Wordless Wednesday

Throwback Thursday: Radish the Great is Not a Role Model

From 2003, when I still made things bigger than a postcard.

Throwback Thursday: Snow Dyeing

A long time ago, and far away, in a different and better life, there was snow*, and I used it to dye fabric.



Fiber-reactive dye is poured on snow piled atop scrunched-up fabric. As the snow melts, the dye comes in contact with the fabric; different rates of melting and different concentrations of dye create patterns.



I still haven't used these fabrics. I should.


* Last Saturday it was so warm I sat Outside in a tailgate chair to drink a beer. Sigh.

Throwback Thursday: Off-Color Valentines

I think these are all from 2005 or 2006--I didn't keep much paper documentation and the laptop I bought in the fall of 2005 time died in spring of 2006 and took all my photos with it. All hand-dyed fabrics, probably from 1999-2003.

Next time I feel like I haven't made any progress with design or color, I need to dig these out. Woof.

This Feels Like Yesterday

But it's been five years.



It was delightfully chilly that day; I wore my new Mackintosh over my Milwaukee Brewers hoodie, and I really needed the hood for warmth on my first full day in central NY. I had purchased a book on the shores of Lake Ontario the night before after I got into town; I thought the lake might make a reasonable substitute for Lake Michigan but after a few long walks I loved it for itself.

The start of a new adventure.



Today in central Indiana it's too hot to go outside. But that is somehow OK, because there are no lakes or adventures. I bought a new blue and green shower curtain; it is not enough but it's all there is.