tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61778260722962409012024-03-13T01:30:24.705-04:00bkwilliamsmusings of an appalachian farmgirlBrenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-74072362032547364512024-01-07T15:03:00.006-05:002024-01-07T15:03:39.776-05:00Resurrection <p> I am getting ready to resurrect this space, although it will be in a new direction. New posts coming soon!</p>Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-84089449420814838082013-04-24T08:57:00.000-04:002013-04-24T08:57:14.066-04:00PLEASE VOTE FOR OUR GRANT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our school has applied for a grant from <em>Seeds of Change</em>. </div>
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">COMMON GROUND: <em>Planting the future one seed at a time</em></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">follow the link above to vote for our garden</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: large;">and type <span style="color: red;">28771</span> into the search box</span></strong></div>
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This grant will allow us to refurbish our greenhouse,</div>
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build trellises for additional grapes and berries,</div>
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refurbish existing planters and add some additional ones,</div>
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built a strawberry pyramid,</div>
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and add soome cold frames to extend our growing season.</div>
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We would be able to</div>
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grow lot of small vegetables in our courtyard garden.</div>
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The gardening would be integrated into</div>
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lessons taught in several curricular areas</div>
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Appalachian Culture,</div>
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Foods & Nutrition,</div>
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Healthy Living,</div>
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Science.</div>
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We currently have programs in place</div>
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that provide "weekend bags" of food for kids (Knights' Pantry)</div>
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and provide free lunch to local children over the summer.</div>
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Food from the garden would be used to supplement these programs.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">THANKS!</span></strong></div>
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Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-34264321613571378002013-04-05T11:22:00.000-04:002013-04-05T11:22:19.797-04:00White: A Work in Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have been wanting to sing up for an online workshop with <a href="http://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/" target="_blank">Jude</a> Hill for quite a while now. I have been a huge fan of hers for even longer. Well, I finally treated myself to "What If Diaries 1". This month we are exploring white. <br />
This piece was born from consideration of all the hands that lovingly stitched pieces that I now treasure. Many of the stitchers are with me only in spirit--Aunt Virgie, Mammaw Inscoe, Mama Williams. Some of the pieces have faded, developed spots, grown threadbare and worn. But they are still precious. And they will be precious to my children. And their children as well. And so, this piece, "A Work in Progress" is a tribute to them. To the legacy they have left me--a love of pieces stitched together by loving hands.<br />
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<em>(Wow, it has been a long time since I posted. Still no internet at home, but it is coming soon. And, in case you wonder, the maple is still there; we just went with another provider thus the dish will be in a different location.)</em> : D<br />
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Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-66270659484749708452012-05-17T12:48:00.001-04:002012-05-17T12:48:46.709-04:00Internet AccessRight now we are in the midst of a dilemma...Internet OR maple tree...tree is winning so far...hope there is another solution...if not, Internet may go!<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-64771614749567011102012-05-07T11:06:00.001-04:002012-05-07T11:06:00.341-04:00Fog LiftingThanks to Jude for checking on me this morning. Yes, the fog is lifting. But, alas the my Internet is not cooperating with me. We have had some equipment failures that our service tech can't seem to figure out. He has replaced both the modem and the radio on the dish, but it still is not working. I hope he gets it going soon! <br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-34926440671616522572012-03-22T08:57:00.001-04:002012-03-22T08:57:35.231-04:00blog break<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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away for a few days</div>
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letting the fog clear</div>
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recently read <em><strong>Gathering Blue</strong></em> by Lois Lowry. meant for younger readers but a very good quick read. a story woven with mending. in every sense of the word. mending fabric. mending relationships. mending society. and a search for blue. the color of peace. <br />
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the main character is a "threader". an artist. gifted.<br />
<em>"Kira had always had a clever way with her hands. When she was still a tyke, her mother had taught her to use a needle, to pull it through woven fabric and create a pattern with colored threads. But suddenly, recently, the skill had become more than simple cleverness. In one astounding burst of creativity, her ability had gone far beyond her mother's teaching. Now, without instruction or practice, without hestitancy, her fingers felt the way to twist and weave and stitch the sprecial threads together to create designs rich and explosive with color. She did not understand how the knowledge had come to her. But it was ther, in her fingertips, and now they trembled slightly with egerness to start."</em><br />
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also contained withing this small treasure</div>
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are numerous references to dye plants and the color they yield.</div>
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some were new to me.</div>
</div>Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-86785849785467884122012-03-10T19:35:00.001-05:002012-03-10T19:37:42.306-05:00picnik users: check this outWhile I have Photoshop on my PC, I do not have it on my laptop or on the computer in my office. Very often I take photos of students/ their work at school and the fluorescent lighting always gives a less than pleasing photo. So, like a lot of other people I frequently use picnik.com to edit photos. When I learned the site was closing next month I started looking for an alternative. And I found something I think is even better.<br /><br /><br /><center><a href='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=12/03/10/2877.jpg'><img src='http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/12/03/10/s_2877.jpg' border='0' width='281' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />Enter pixlr.com. I was really surprised when the image loaded and a workspace very much like Photoshop opened up...layers, filters, patch tool, clone, etc. And--drum roll please-- it's FREE! You read that right. You can do just about anything the average person would do with Photoshop without even touching your bank account. Will I miss picnik? Nah! Not this girl! The only thing I wasn't pleaded with is the fact that the iPad app (also free, or only 2.99 for the full pack) is nothing like the web site---cool, but not even in the same ballpark. Check pixlr out. I think you will really like it. Probably more than picnik.<br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br /><br />Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-67761917527936219782012-03-09T09:26:00.000-05:002012-03-09T09:26:00.516-05:00paying tribute<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As I have worked the last few weeks on Indigo Dragon I have been thinking about how I got to this point. With stitching that is. Much of what I know about the basic mechanics of sewing was learned as a child sitting with my <a href="http://bkwilliams.blogspot.com/2012/01/woman-who-called-quail.html" target="_blank">Aunt Virgie</a>, my mother's aunt who did a lot of sewing--almost all of it by hand. She owned a
wonderful old White treadle machine that sewed like a dream. I remember asking
her once why she didn't use is very much. While I can't recall her exact words,
it was something to the effect of enjoying the feel of the piece laying across
her lap and being able to turn it and run her fingers over the stitching. <br />
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beginning to understand a lot of this. Getting older and slowing down a bit may
contribute. But there is something quite calming about having your own creation
in your hands, stitching with a needle warmed and shaped by your hands, the
quiet of hand work opposed to the mechanical whir of the machine, and the
perfect imperfection of stitching that bears the mark of your fingers. I took a
<em>verrry</em> long break from any sort of sewing.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>Knit Together. </em> Mixed Media: digital image printed on cotton
fabric, altered with paint, ink, and stitching. 8 x 10 inches. <br />
This piece is about my daughter and myself. The figure in the image is my daughter. The knitting is my own.<br />
This was done during grad school. You can learn about the process used to create in on my <a href="http://bkwilliams.blogspot.com/p/current-work_6651.html" target="_blank">Current Work</a> page on this blog.</td></tr>
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But now I am back to it. And much of
the thanks for that goes to Jude Hill over at <a href="http://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/" target="_blank">Spirit Cloth</a>. I have enjoyed Jude's work for several years. The quiet voice in her videos belies the adventurous spirit that comes through in her work. She is fearless in her "what-iffing", experimenting with fiber manipulations that I might never have considered. Her persistence in working with her slow cloths have helped me slow down and work more meditatively. I have figured out ways to integrate different techniques (some learned from Aunt Virgie and then some from Jude and some my own) into a piece that is a unified work.<br />
So, I want to say thank you. To my Aunt Virgie for everything she was and is to me. I wish she were still here. To Jude. For unselfishly sharing. For being a true teacher. A <em><strong>giver</strong></em> . For freely giving of her time, energy and stitching wisdom. I hope that someday soon we will see a print version of Spirit Cloth (if there ever is I will be on the waiting list for its release). Thank you both for helping me get to this point.</div>Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-76024907420650664442012-03-08T16:37:00.001-05:002012-03-08T16:37:36.440-05:00A step backwardWell, as you can see I have gone back to the old format. It may take me a day or two to get everything back to the way it was though.<br /><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad<br />Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-82581006158067205892012-03-07T19:05:00.001-05:002012-03-08T16:38:14.350-05:00Trying out a new look<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Trying Blogger's dynamic views template.I'm not sure if I'm going to like it. I may go back to the previous template. Let me know what you think.<br />Thurs morning:<br />I notice that there have been a lot of people looking around with the new template. I hope everyone is discovering all the viewing options. The dropdown on the top left gives you several different viewing options. The black tab on the upper right of the page opens up Archives, Followers and Subscribe. Still only one comment/opinion. Just curious how you like it? </div><br />Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-47467294817972126252012-03-05T15:22:00.000-05:002012-03-06T08:09:14.876-05:00Here & Now: Progress Report<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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dragon is finished</div>
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on to adding some environmental elements</div>
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dragon almost finished</div>
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now playing with edges</div>
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contemplating borders</div>
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maybe extending existing pattern</div>
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fading away</div>
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maybe clouds</div>
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and lightening</div>
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Wake Forest University has develope a new "felt" that contains carbon nanotubes which allow the material to convert heat into electricity. The uses for this new "fiber" are infinite. Just think of the possibilities!</div>
</div>Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-52377957631674325482012-02-27T11:59:00.000-05:002012-02-27T11:59:19.376-05:00Cold and Razor Sharp<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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waves are completed </div>
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don't think he's a fire breather</div>
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it's too cold</div>
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maybe he's the source</div>
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of all the icy winds the past few days</div>
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cold razor sharp</div>
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like the talons </div>
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of an indigo dragon</div>
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just going with the flow</div>
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on the edge today, </div>
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working with some of my indigo shibori </div>
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to create reverse appliqué moons, </div>
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inspired by <a href="http://judys-journal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Judy's</a> work...</div>
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playing around with confining the edges...</div>
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ready to dive back into the water this evening...</div>
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the recent rains and snows have the waters swirling</div>
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rushing over the stones</div>
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creating white water areas</div>
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with couched threads under the surface turmoil</div>
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my best half worked this weekend</div>
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clearing the roads for those </div>
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who just <em>have</em> to be out and about in all sorts of weather</div>
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I stayed in and worked on the moon</div>
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making lots of running stitches lined up across the face</div>
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perfectly imperfect</div>
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setting the moon apart from the sky</div>
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I realized the appeal of the slow cloth</div>
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that lets the mind wonder at will</div>
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yet pulls it back to the task at hand</div>
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when the wandering becomes less than pleasurable</div>
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(<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">the wonderful little box was gifted by </span></em><a href="http://thebrighthouse.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">my daughter</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> and</span></em><a href="http://beechcreeknaturals.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> her woodworking husband</span></em></a><em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">)</span></em></div>
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indigo dragon also got a little attention</div>
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working on integrating his breath into the rest of the fabric</div>
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used the recycled jeans thread on these knots</div>
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I tried some running stitches with it as well</div>
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but it kept kinking and tangling</div>
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so I put it aside</div>
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will figure out what to do with it later</div>
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<a href="http://spiritcloth.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Jude</a> suggests weaving with it</div>
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that might be a possibility</div>
</div>Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-28578187912477365432012-02-11T10:08:00.001-05:002012-02-11T10:08:47.904-05:00As predictedYesterdays weather omens proved correct. It is bitter today. Blowing snow, icy winds and we saw our high for the day in the wee hours with the temps slowly falling all morning. I'm hibernating with "Catching Fire", the sequel to "Hunger Game" and the indigo dragon. Maybe he can breath some fire to warm me up.Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-31611297708221647122012-02-10T12:45:00.001-05:002012-02-10T12:50:43.983-05:00dragon moon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There's a full moon just beginning to wane in preparation for darker nights. Heavy frost crunched under footfalls this morning as snow clouds gathered overhead. As it became lighter the rising sun cast a crimson glow on the low dome of the heavens. The old folks say it's a harbinger; bad weather is on the way. Maybe some snow, but definitely colder. Tomorrow may be bitter. A blanket of snow and breath that steams.<br />
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As recycled denim legs were torn into strips, threads frayed from the edges. Upon closer inspection I found they were patterned with alternating white and blue. Incindental ikat. To wonderful to waste.</div>
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gathering blues this morning</div>
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some a bit intense for the indigo dragon</div>
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also a few whites</div>
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all from the stash</div>
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most recycled/gifted/thrifted</div>
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some a bit too intense</div>
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may need to refresh the vat</div>
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to make them more dragon worthy</div>
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may need to go into the vat</div>
</div>Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-58970840142092337232012-02-08T13:05:00.000-05:002012-02-08T13:06:56.282-05:00Book Arts--Like I Need Another Craft!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Last evening I attended a workshop</div>
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at Swain Center for the Arts.</div>
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The instructor was a wonderful</div>
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multitalented artist--</div>
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Phyllis Jarvinen.</div>
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Phyllis taught us the construction of</div>
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hardbound journals using</div>
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long stitch binding.</div>
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<br />We used recycled fabrics</div>
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(thrifted by Phyllis)</div>
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for our covers.</div>
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<br />Long stitch binding is exposed on </div>
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the spine of the book.</div>
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I had taken some heavy threads to the class,</div>
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perfectly matched the fabric I used for my cover.<br />
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Phyllis also brought a selection</div>
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of paste papers for</div>
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our endsheets.</div>
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Phyllis is an excellent instructor. </div>
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She gave clear concise instructions</div>
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and demonstrated each phase of the project.<br />
I brought home a kit with sufficient materials</div>
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to make a second book.</div>
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I hope to later take another</div>
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workshop with her</div>
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to learn Coptic Binding.<br />
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Check out <a href="http://phyllisjarvinen.com/" target="_blank">Phyllis's website</a>. She also does photography--including pinhole camera photography, drawing, painting and printmaking. Like I said, she is a multi-talented lady.</div>
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<br /></div>Brenda Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02155126268928642840noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6177826072296240901.post-52383801814866486682012-02-07T14:34:00.000-05:002012-02-07T14:37:19.109-05:00Indigo Dragon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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a piece from the indigo vat</div>
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folded and tied</div>
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gives birth to </div>
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indigo dragon</div>
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talons flexed</div>
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wings spread</div>
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another piece yields</div>
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misty swirls</div>
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indigo smoke and steam</div>
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the edges are softened</div>
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ready for stitching</div>
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blues to blend </div>
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indigo dragon</div>
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and his snowy world</div>
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thinking about</div>
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who & what will coexist with him?</div>
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year of the dragon</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><em>section of mural I painted on hallway wall outside my classroom</em></td></tr>
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mythical winged creatures</div>
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roaming the countryside</div>
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<em>(or the hallways and filing cabinets)</em></div>
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have they all disappeared</div>
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or did they leave progeny</div>
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wings and talons</div>
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breathing fire and smoke</div>
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villainous marauders</div>
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or benevolent protectors</div>
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this fellow has been living on my filing cabinet for several years</div>
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he was brought to life</div>
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in marker and gel pen</div>
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on a napkin</div>
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when the napkin is opened </div>
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you can see ghost images</div>
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emerging in the remaining corners</div>
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I'm thinking it may be time</div>
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for a transformation</div>
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maybe from paper to fabric</div>
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perhaps as a ghost of himself</div>
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with only traces of his original color</div>
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emerging from the fibers...</div>
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