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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


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6 comments:

  1. layers14 March 2010 at 08:09

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

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  2. india flint14 March 2010 at 09:35

    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. Anonymous14 March 2010 at 21:43

    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. Joei Rhode Island15 March 2010 at 00:56

    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. Pam de Groot15 March 2010 at 21:30

    I'm in love with this cloth.

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  6. Anonymous17 March 2010 at 20:09

    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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