New Blog ~ Old Pieces

 

It's been a few years. My old blog decided I wasn't allowed to post anything new, even though I was signed in!

Today I went through my basket of unfinished pieces and created this new blog to keep track of, and share, any progress.

It's been so long since I made the above piece, that I'd forgotten about it. I was rather pleased to find it though, as it's quite relevant for Jude's exploration of Paper to Cloth. To Paper.

I didn't like the glaring white of the square on the left. Whilst wondering what to do about it, I remembered I had a jar of some Walnuts left to do their thing, gathering dust in a corner for years.

The Walnuts, (a handful), were a gift nearly ten years ago I think. As I don't have any more readily available, I've been terribly frugal, and only use the dye for painting onto small pieces. The smell when I opened the jar was of newly turned earth, and I inhaled deeply.

I'm so happy with the result of the dye on this piece.

Also found in the basket was a face.... 

 

...a technique learned from Jude, so many years ago.

I'll try to keep posting regularly, though this short piece has taken me ages...I'm so rusty at this!