tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post5404265068734938247..comments2023-07-16T01:08:28.536-07:00Comments on Natural Dye Journal: Forest Piecek baxter packwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11894633518508627271noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-77361892537033156302008-05-02T17:17:00.000-07:002008-05-02T17:17:00.000-07:00One more vote for vertical, but turned again. The...One more vote for vertical, but turned again. The center rippling dimishes in scale and I see that needing to be at the top. I don't so much see a forest, just wonderful abstract shapesThe Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-66962046515455724712008-05-02T14:49:00.000-07:002008-05-02T14:49:00.000-07:00Thank you everyone for your help, this has been ve...Thank you everyone for your help, this has been very supportive to me!k baxter packwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894633518508627271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-70928894040627636942008-05-02T13:21:00.000-07:002008-05-02T13:21:00.000-07:00Vertical too!Vertical too!Liz Plummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987457791506274380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-82043343830905382922008-05-01T03:03:00.000-07:002008-05-01T03:03:00.000-07:00Vertical for me too, but with the darker bit at th...Vertical for me too, but with the darker bit at the bottom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-29125735367897406832008-04-30T20:58:00.000-07:002008-04-30T20:58:00.000-07:00Horizontal, but perhaps with the darker edge down....Horizontal, but perhaps with the darker edge down.MODERATOR: Dena Crainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303219446616998393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-70578183427910610692008-04-30T20:34:00.000-07:002008-04-30T20:34:00.000-07:00First iimpression says vertical. the rhythms of th...First iimpression says vertical. the rhythms of the colors just look like they are growth, earth colors, rather than waves, water colors.<BR/>JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-16891846086476178182008-04-30T19:19:00.000-07:002008-04-30T19:19:00.000-07:00I'd go vertical - try up the other way though... ...I'd go vertical - try up the other way though... this looks lovely and I think would be greatly enahnced by all-over hand quilting with some yummy thread - the fabric is silk - so try one with some sheen which will add another layer to the composition...biggish stitches on the front, little ones through to the backAlison Schwabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07929118812159014248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-12615779838321677202008-04-30T14:28:00.000-07:002008-04-30T14:28:00.000-07:00I get more sense of rhythm with the horizontal for...I get more sense of rhythm with the horizontal format... the sensation of softly rippling water.<BR/>BEAUTIFUL either way.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120688958195916028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-79532750651945030882008-04-30T14:25:00.000-07:002008-04-30T14:25:00.000-07:00VERTICAL--you can't have it both ways, yeah?VERTICAL--you can't have it both ways, yeah?Cathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759154030086346776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-55597299173103987402008-04-30T14:24:00.000-07:002008-04-30T14:24:00.000-07:00VERTICAL-you can't have it both ways--teehee!VERTICAL-you can't have it both ways--teehee!Cathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759154030086346776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-63053602871382330062008-04-30T14:06:00.000-07:002008-04-30T14:06:00.000-07:00That's what I thought until I saw it horizontal an...That's what I thought until I saw it horizontal and then I started thinking about soil layers, and the red ribbon weaving through it what is that exactly a worm? A mineal ribbon??? But when I look at it horizontally it has a totally different persona.k baxter packwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11894633518508627271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11244610.post-37637073139669615862008-04-30T13:54:00.000-07:002008-04-30T13:54:00.000-07:00weeeelllll I'd vote for vertical if you are going ...weeeelllll I'd vote for vertical if you are going with the forest theme - most forests are mostly vertical in orientation. I like this piece a lot - I'm always drawn to earth colors, and the repetition in the sworls is nice, too. I don't know that I'd do much more with it other than some interesting hand-stitching using (perhaps) hand-dyed crochet thread to highlight some of the more forest-y elements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com