NZ Blanks

 I am leaving next month for an adventure in New Zealand! I am working on creating "blanks" for journal stitching while on my trip. It's nice to have fabric stitched, rather than pinned, to pick up and work on each day.

Pepper printing

 Playing with produce...

Cyanotype Butterfly!

 While taking a walk, I found a butterfly on the gravel. Of course it came home with me. It's what we magpies do. Collect. 

I used silk for printing. Exposed to sunlight for an hour. 

Bright sun = cyanotype day

 

Jackets

 My slow stitch project for this part year is now hanging at the Cordova Library.  Not finished, but wearable.  After seeing some extreme layered sashiko samples at Sue Spargo, I figure that the jacket may never actually be done!

Yayoi Kusama (1929-2026)

 What a creative woman!  If you are not familiar with her, please take some time to research and learn her story.

I was in Dallas in 2018 to visit my cousin. The art museum was on our list of things to do. Lucky me! I was able to see Kusama's work in person.

A few years ago, while mall walking, I came across a display of her handbag work:

Sunny day = cyanotype

 I finally squeezed in some sun printing.