Building My Stash....

During my last session at the dye vats, I ran out of fabric. I still had a lot of dye concentrate left, so I decided to cover it well and put it in the fridge. By the time I got around to ordering more fabric, I was a bit concerned whether the dye would still be good, since it had been sitting in the fridge for close to two months. I'm glad I didn't throw it away, as I got some great colors. I dyed 18 yards of fabric, so my Colorado fabric stash is slowly growing. It is a bit of a challenge dyeing fabric in the space I have here, but I managed to do it without making a huge mess! When there's a will, there's a way!!

When dyeing fabric, I typically use the low immersion dye method. Ann Johnston's book Color by Accident, is a great source of information for this technique.

Now, I'll have some fabric to work with when I get back here!



I'm off to Alaska, where I'm anxious to do some more fabric dyeing in my studio!!

Sweet Surprises... Happy Mother's Day!

Groggy, I stumbled down the stairs to make my way to the coffee pot for the morning wake up. I was greeted with a beautiful plate of chocolate covered strawberries and a card from my son, Craig. I'm not sure when he did this, since he went to bed before me last night, and had to be to work at 6 this morning, but he sure made my day!!! Thanks, Craig!


Happy Mother's Day to all you Moms out there!

Stop to Smell the Flowers................

In just a few days I'll be leaving this beautiful Colorado for beautiful Alaska. I have truly loved spending time here. Getting familiar with the outdoor activities available, and enjoying nature's beauty has been quite energizing and breathtaking.

Craig and I took a great hike yesterday. We went to the HorseThief Canyon Wildlife Area and hiked a loop that took us along a dry, slick rock stream bed, through a basalt rock canyon, with the shear red rock cliffs towering above.

While walking the trail, I noticed a beautiful cactus in bloom. On closer inspection, I realized there were caterpillars inside the blooms! I thought this was pretty amazing, so I had to get some pictures. I wish I would have spent a bit more time adjusting my camera for this photo op!




I've taken time to smell the flowers, touch the textural rocks and trees, listen to the bird's songs...........I'm taking much inspiration with me from this visit.....

WOW!

Wow! Collage Mania raised over $12,000.00 in two days. That is truly amazing. Kudos to Virginia Spiegel for all the work she has put into this, and many ohter fund raising projects!