A little Grounding, a little more G

Good Morning.

Everyday could be a G day I guess.   Thank you for more G words.  Made me want to stay with G for a while.

the slow fade

I'm mowing, cleaning up a bit.  I will probably have to get some help.  It was a jungle summer.   Trying to make the place seem more "normal". Ha!  It' still Green but  dulled down a bit.  There is a kind of Ghosting going on, as one season overlaps another.

 

Earth Energy Cabin

the white tips seem to say snow is coming.

Grounding fits a bit to the walnut dyepo(e)t  situation, and dipping scraps has given me a nice earthy pile to use while thinking about that.

I dropped this little loose stitch block into the shop last night.  I liked how this one came together a little differently.  It started out as a log cabin but I didn't continue all around.  I just liked how it had a warm sense of holding anyway,  even in its ragged unfinished form.

I like working with browns all of a sudden.

Maybe the outside time has influenced my palette. But I think using the walnut dye has more to do with it.

How the scraps might become brown, and then jus brown ish. Duller.  Or In between.

The cloth called Grow

I keep looking.  The Grow cloth will need more brown.  Earth. I think so.  The  underneath  especially.  Would love to take it down and work on it.  But I need to stay with small for a while.

I'm just here to remind you and me to have a Gentle Day.

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Categories: brown, ghosting, Grow, Log cabin block, Loose Stitched Patches, Season, sempathetic evolution, walnut dye, wishing starTags: , , , ,
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42 comments

  1. Victoria

    I love the color brown and so seldom see it in clothing. To me it is very solid, centered, stable. It’s not a flash in the pan but is very comforting to have as a fixed base to rest on.

  2. Sue Facherty

    Thank you Jude, It was gentle in the end, after getting to grips with a ramshackle, half sorted living room.
    I am a dreamer – my mum used to say that I was ‘ In a brown study.’ I haven’t remembered that for many years.

  3. Judith

    Grow is so organic, feels like fall. I want to wrap myself in it. I like the little window in the log cabin .
    Still summer here, 100 today so I guess I’m G for Grumpy.

  4. Judy

    Looking out the screened in porch in Eastern Canada thankful to catch sight of the occasional hummingbird stopping by for a sip or two on it’s way to a warmer climate for the season. It’s a chilly but sunny fall day so I’m bundled, 2 dogs warming my feet. I like G for grounding. Brown isn’t a favourite colour of mine, but your work makes me appreciate it! Thanks Jude.

  5. Vi

    It takes magic to make an earthy star shine like that. …it’s wonderful how you can do that.
    The G’s feel good:)
    Gentle days….yes…to us all. Much needed.

  6. Peggy McG

    I do enjoy the earthy brown tones.. would love to see what color comes after you might try adding the pomegranate peels as you mentioned in your comment to Nancy D.
    I visited Grand Teton National Park yesterday, today is a recovery just Going day. Tomorrow more of Yellowstone.
    I am enjoying your alphabet series!

  7. Pam S.

    Gentle days to you too Jude 💙🕊️
    I love your walnut dyed cloth pieces🤎
    I wish there were walnut trees around here… my grandmother had a big walnut tree back in Indiana, and I can remember gathering them with her! She used them in her homemade fudge.

  8. Heather S

    The star here reminds me of candy corn and Indian corn and also being a child in the 70s with all the browns and patchwork everywhere. Comforting. I played with my new walnut pot this weekend, along with sumac and iron baths. Got a few interesting scraps now, and dirty looking fingernails.

  9. Nancy

    Love the browns here. This one so rich, like Good compost. And I especially like the thick black frame around the center. Very comforting, grounding indeed.
    High 60°’s here. Nice and cool start to another hot day.

  10. Nancy D

    Oh, I love the warmth of brown…makes me think of fall leaves, nuts, and new brown school shoes. Beautiful piece, Jude. It will stay gentle on my mind today, as a gentle rain is expected to linger all day!

  11. Velma Bolyard

    i love it when the greens begin to fade, when cool becomes more frequent, and the greater than humans know: time to build your stash. there is unsettling and edginess, but that’s how it always is. there is less color in the trees this late summer, early fall, but it will catch up. 45 degrees here this morning. i wonder how the indigo is. sending a hug. it’s still green-ish.

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