Reaching Back a bit to go forward. I want to talk about drawing a bit, but yes, I have said so much about it before.
magic Cloth 2, temporarily without a name
I once called this cloth Magic Cloth 2. But now, I let the name go, and it remains untitled. I am reconsidering the cloth in the present and I will rename it. Maybe for now, I will go with SPIN.
As I said once, way back when, this is not really a wall cloth it's an up close cloth. I put it here because it is just another large cloth that begs for some attention. Folded up for so long there is a crease running through it. I put it here also because it s a bigger and more complex version of a Skitch Skatch Cloth, especially in it's later stages. And I thought it would be good as an example of how far you might push this process.
Sketch can happen in process, on any scale
This is a still from a video, from the Magic Diary Series #2. Hosted way back in January of 2012. Pitt Pen in hand, this time brown, drawing the framework for another layer. Which is still waiting to be completed. With patch or stitch or any combination that can work.
consider an old quilt as a base
Skitch Skatch is a good patching method. Got some old thing around?
The angle of the sun has shifted
I think it's avocado pits and onion skins. a bit of iron water. Yesterday it was yellow, today it is orange.
I “cook the jars like preserves” ……….. well, that opens many paths. Thank you.
Such a beautiful piece already , I like Spin.
I have some avocado stones and skins saved in the freezer and would love to actually dye with them but in not sure what the best way to go about it. I will have to investigate.
Whatever the name, it is truly magic.
Magic spin, just like life…
Yeah, like life, who knows?
The Australian poet Robert Adamson, rescued a Satin Bower bird. He calls him Spin – short for Spinoza. I feel as though if I look hard enough at your cloth I might find him there collecting all the bits of blue to trick out his bower.
That was great!
So beautiful! I wonder what the numbers stand for?
It was a personal clock.
Thank you.
I’ll try to compile a compact version of the story.
SPIN is fabulous! So many fascinating parts to gaze upon and study. Thanks so much for posting this. It is nice to have this vision spinning in my head while I go about the day. Love. The fabrics are so cool! The stitching gorgeous!
I haven’t looked at it closely in a while.
my head is swimming…
Mine too
ooooh… ooooh….ooooooooooooooh…this piece feels like water to me. as tho a smooth stone were dropped into the middle of a crystal pool, enabling us to see to the very bottom with great clarity. i want to dive in.
It is like a whirlpool to me right now. Sucking me in.
So interesting…………….
Having issues with this site now, even more interesting🤪
Found my first few crocuses opening yesterday and a dandelion just about to pop open. Hoping to spend some time pruning tomorrow.
It’s time….
I’ve let my eyes rove over Spin, walking its different paths. It’s like a journey through thoughts, fascinating. I keep going back and zooming in. Sunny here, no snow, green buds. A fresh start again.
I need to get some better pictures.
love the circle of wild beasts and the nine patch held so lightly skewed to the centre
this one feels a bit strange to me at the moment, making friends again…
While I wait for my broken wrists to heal I am unable to stitch but your meanderings are an inspiration for my soul … a reminder that i can still dream and consider going and beginning again – Thank you for sharing 🙂
The mind can take you to many new places. sorry about your injuries…
Just curious how long do you leave the onion skins in the jar on the windowsill? I dye in the summer outside and after a few days they start to get moldy on top. Spin is absolutely beautiful. It sort of portrays what my mind feels like lately. lol
I cook the jars like preserves, they don’t get moldy really. I have to say tho, that i always open them too soon. Can never wait!
It is a great goal of mine to have a cloth move me in the same way. A thought catcher.
Spin cloth is looking wonderful to see again 💙
Dreary overcast gray morning here … hard to get going 😕
bright and sunny!
This one is inspiring!
I’m re-inspired to finish it. or at least make it big enough and finished enough to use as a blanket.
Ohhh MY! wish I could see “Spin” up CLOSE….sighhhh. 😀 <3 <3 <3 It looks very soft .
It was very foggy this morn, and 62! CRAZY weather…a far cry from 1.5 wks ago , 42 for a high temp. Spring has Sprung! My heart is so uplifted, I can tell yours is too!
Yeah, distraction has begun.