Sunday 14 March 2010

similar but not the same


looking through my photos i was struck by the similarity in pattern between Madeleine Delany's exquisite shibori-zome sample [below] and the inner part of a black taro leaf [above]

the cloth was dyed using Paulownia leaves in a copper pot


6 comments:

  1. that is definitely a striking amazing leaf-- and to duplicate the patterns is pretty good.

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  2. aah, twas not deliberate duplication but happy coincidence...i'd photographed the taro on my way to Awhitu after the workshop...

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  3. the photo of the dyed cloth is beautiful, you can almost feel the sun and the wind in it. wonderful simularity.

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  4. Green....my favorite color with purple/wine...a favorite combination. The leaf seems to make both patterns look so exotic.

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  5. oh my WOW... India i dont think i even have the words to describe my response to the paulownia cloth... FAR OUT!!!
    xo

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