Thursday, 10 December 2009

more high country stories


on my 'day off' i drove up to Jamieson
where
i collected maple leaves
and borrowed a beautiful stone
from the river

when i returned to my digs
i sewed [by hand]
a shift dress
from some lovely silk that my friend Marion had sent me
tucker in that wonderful copper pot

i wrapped the shift around the stone
with the leaves
and with some other things i had gathered
along the way


those cherry coloured marks are from Hypericum perforatum
[St John's Wort]


finger-painting on the wall by at
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15 comments:

  1. Eva11 December 2009 at 02:01

    what a great looking bundle - outside and in! I also really like the pocket on your dress...

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  2. Gwen Buchanan11 December 2009 at 03:10

    You are amazing... The Goose that laid the Golden Fabric!!! oh Yeah!

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  3. Sweetpea11 December 2009 at 05:09

    EXQUISITE!! I am so inspired seeing what is possible by dyeing (safely) with plants...

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  4. Harnett-Hargrove11 December 2009 at 07:29

    Such a simple inspired task with such amazing results! -Jayne

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  5. jude11 December 2009 at 08:07

    i can't get enough of this.

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  6. Leisurely Lesley11 December 2009 at 08:08

    Love it. Very inspiring.

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  7. Kelly11 December 2009 at 09:02

    beautiful. now can we see the shift?

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  8. t11 December 2009 at 09:07

    Stunning, just beatiful. I love it...St Johns Wort and Maple leaves and a river stone, how wonderful...

    xt

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  9. Velma Bolyard11 December 2009 at 10:29

    i just wanna hold this bundled dye surprise, too.

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  10. Martine11 December 2009 at 11:31

    Oh wow, you're doing your magic again!
    XXXm

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  11. india flint11 December 2009 at 11:38

    thank you for those nice thoughts
    the shift is hanging here while i decide whether i want to stitch a bit on the surface...or not.
    also tossing up whether to press it so the colours are more easily seen amidst the embossed terrain of the surface
    or just leave it with all its wrinkles, leaf impressions and twig marks intact. decisions, ach!
    and in case you're wondering, the stone is being returned to the river by a local resident
    who has promised to send a photograph of it
    when it is back amongst its brethren...

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  12. ArtPropelled12 December 2009 at 01:04

    Extraordinary! Do show us the results once stitched ... or not stitched.

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  13. Anonymous12 December 2009 at 09:37

    did you love jamieson? its always been a favourite spot of mine... always loved camping there!
    xo

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  14. india flint12 December 2009 at 10:57

    Jamieson is wonderful. was in awe of the multitude and variety of maples and of how the place felt, a kind of blanket of peace enveloped me when i cut the engine

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  15. Arija12 December 2009 at 12:23

    You have painted a wonderful landscape with the Japanese maple leaves and St.John's wart.
    Down by the river chortling over stones and overhung by fog and bushes, or on a frosty morning is one of my all time favourite spots too.

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