Solo Show Installed

For some reason I forgot to take a photo of the entire display, will try to remember to do so when I take the show down the end of January 2012.  Over all I'm very happy with the way the pieces look, I have to give credit to Diane Hall for hanging the pieces, I would have hung them in a straigh line and well that's boring!

Rivers and Trees Solo Show

And decided to take my three Wild Flower pieces along with since there will be extra space in the display case at the education center.

Blue Coneflowers ACEO

Blue Coneflowers ATC available in my shop!

Coneflower No. 2

Coral Coneflower it needs something what??? I'm debating a grain bin or maybe some bison, hmmm how about some bison trapped in a grain bin???? Now that WOULD be the statement that some are dyeing for me to make ;-)

4x6 inches

Compost Dyed Cloth, Natural Dyes, Timtex Core, Machine Stitched, Black Cotton Cloth Backing Fabric.

Cone Flower 1

I'll try to get a better picture tomorrow it's not as dark as it appears in the photo.
4x6 inches
Compost dyed cotton cloth, timtex core, black cotton cloth backing fabric.
Machine Stitched.
Available in My Store

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 9

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 9

2009

5 x 7 inches

Compost Dyed Cotton Cloth, Natural Dyed Silk Organza Fabric, Machine Stitched, Timtex Core, Black Cloth Backing Fabric

Available now in My Shop!

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 8

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 8
5 x 7 inches
Compost dyed cotton cloth cochineal dyed silk organza fabric, machine stitched, timtex core, black commercial cotton cloth backing.

Now Available in My Store

New Yummies

New Hand-Dyed Yummies in my Wild Hyacinth Boutique.

Wild Flowers

I've been spending a lot of time in the woods of late, getting inspiration, photo journaling the native plants throughout the seasons. When I'm not in the woods I've been in my garden, it's starting to warm up here and we are in the throes of creating a new compost pile - just in time for dye season!

You can see what I've been up to at my nature blog Thistle Quill, and over at my home blog Survival Kitchen and of course some artwork pieces on my art blog

Wood Anemone and Blue Violets

Wild Poppies

I needlefelted degummed silk waste onto a base of white wool roving, tis over a piece of shiny white organza fabric. The black lines were created by needlefelting heavy black pearl cotton onto the fabric. this would probably look better photographed against a dark background, instead of my white table.