Eco-dyeing with Logwood - Éco-teinture avec Campêche

Eco-dyeing on paper: logwood on eco-printed watercolor paper.
The last picture shows the paper before dyeing with logwood.

 

eco-printed

On fibers: different kinds of cotton, linen, wool (fleece and hand-spun), and hemp.

 

 

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Sunbonnet 9: "Painting" - "Peindre"

Sunbonnet 9: "Painting"
This time I created the whole composition.

Sunbonnet 9: "Peindre"
Cette fois, j’ai créé toute la composition. 
 

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Sunbonnet 8: "Writing" - Sunbonnet 8: "Écrire"

Sunbonnet 8: "Writing"
This is a pattern from Pinterest, I only added a few lines and stitches.

Sunbonnet 8: "Écrire"
C’est un modèle de Pinterest, je n’ai ajouté que quelques lignes et des points.

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Stitching meditation: Interbeing

Interbeing

The suggested replacement word for the verb "to be," coined by Vietnamese Buddhist Monk and scholar Thich Nhat Hanh. It means to inter-dependently co-exist. The meaning of interbeing recognizes the dependence of any one person or thing as to all other people and objects.

Not only is no man an island, but rather his interbeing is shared with the plants and animals he eats, the people who make his clothes and food, the people who populate his home, country and the very world he perceives, the insects that pollinate the trees that yield his fruit, shade him from the sun and provide lumber for his house.

I wanted to use samples of dyeing that I didn't know what to do with. All different tries of indigo, madder, and many other leaves, and plants I made during the last few years.

The idea is to work only with a neutral linen thread. Maybe it'll change...

Running stitches. Straight lines or circles, maybe spiral.

It's my first big piece, right now is 24'' x 24'' (60 cm x 60 cm), but I think I'll still adding small pieces. 

Normally, I don't use an embroidery hoop for stitching meditation, but because of the size of this piece, I find that working with a hoop is easier.

Starting with a spiral from the center out...

The spiral keeps connecting all the different pieces. 

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Slow stitching on Indigo 2

4 more Indigo dyed, slow stitching, appliqued, eco-dyeing, and eco-printing.

encore 4 teinture Indigo, couture lente, appliqué, éco-teinture et éco-impression.

Indigo 6 (13 cm x 24.5 ) 5'' x 9

Indigo 7 (21.5 cm x 18 cm) 8.5'' x 7''

Indigo 8 (21.5 cm x 24cm)  8.5'' x 9.5''

Indigo 9 (19 cm x 41 cm ) 7.5'' x 16''

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Slow stitching on Indigo

Eco-dyed, eco-printed, and slow stitching. Finished 5, and I have 4 more waiting...

Eco-teinture, éco-imprimées et couture lente. Fini 5, et j'ai 4 plus en attente ...

Work table, January. 2020

Indigo 1 (25 x 15 cm) 10.5 '' x 6''

Indigo 2 (26 x 23 cm) 10.5'' x 9''

Indigo 3 (24 x 19 cm) 9.5'' x 7.5''

Indigo 4 (2) (14.5 x 24cm) 5.5'' x 8''

Indigo 5 (15 x  25 cm) 6'' x 10'' 

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Slow stitching

Slow stitching UFOs (Unfinished work) from some years ago. I decided to work again on them (WIP).

Les UFOs (travaux non finis) de couture lente d'il y a quelques années. J'ai décidé de travailler à nouveau sur eux (WIP).

   

 

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Sunbonnet 7 "Sharing" - "Partage"

Sunbonnet 7 "Sharing"

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Sunbonnet 6: “Snow-woman”

Sunbonnet 6: “Snow-woman”

The block is created from 2 patterns from “Sunbonnet Sue, Redwork Collection for All Seasons,” Loyce Saxton, and I also made a few little changes. 

Sunbonnet 6: "Snow-woman"

Ce bloc est créé à partir de 2 modèles de "Sunbonnet Sue, Redwork Collection for All Seasons," Loyc Saxton, et j'ai aussi fait quelques petits changements.

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Sunbonnet ', "Reading"

This is the fourth Sunbonnet: "Reading". I think I'll make 9 or 12 blocks; different activities I like to spend time on, like Sunbonnet Sue.

Voici la quatrième Sunbonnet: "Lire". Je pense que je vais faire 9 ou 12 blocs; différentes activités que j'aime, comme Sunbonnet Sue.

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Sunbonnet 3

 Sunbonnet 3: "Quilting"

Have a nice day!

Sunbonnet Sue, “Watering” - "En train d'arroser."

Sunbonnet: “Watering.”

Sunbonnet: "En train d'arroser." 

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Sunbonnet

Very different from my other work, but I find doing this is quite meditative; no need to think or make a decision about colors or composition, just following the pattern... 

Très différent de mon autre travail, je trouve que faire cela est assez méditatif; pas besoin de penser ou de prendre une décision sur les couleurs ou la composition, juste suivre le modèle ...  

 

My first redwork. I decided to continue on natural linen.
Sunbonnet "Swing." I have 11 more to go! 

Ma première broderie 'rouge'. J'ai décidé de continuer sur le lin naturel.

Sunbonnet "Swing." J'ai 11 de plus à faire!

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"Honoring Earth" 2 - "Honorer la Terre" 2,

"Honoring Earth" 2, 'Leaf' (33cm x 24cm - 13" x 9"): eco-dyeing and eco-printing on different kind of reused linen, slow stitching with embroidery thread and linen. Birch's leaf appliqued. 

"Honorer la Terre" 2, 'Feuille' (33cm x 24cm - 13" x 9"): éco-teinture et éco-impression sur différents types de lin réutilisé, coutures lentes avec fil de broderie et de lin. Feuille de bouleau appliquée. 

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New Indigo Vat

New Indigo vat, new projects. Linen, cotton, and hemp. Handspun linen.

Ancien laces, gifts from a friend.

 

Indigo dyed on recycled paper and teabags

Palm-leaf book - Livre en feuilles de palmier

Inspired by the palm-leaf book form, I made this little book with recycled teabags.
Teabags, watercolors, and Indigo and walnut ink.

Inspirée par le format des livres en feuilles de palmier, j'ai fait ce petit livre avec des sachets de thé recyclés.
Sachets de thé, aquarelles, Indigo et encre de noyer.

It's very interesting to see how many ways exist to make a book!

Il est très intéressant de voir combien de possibilités existent pour faire un livre !

WIP

WIP

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Ajouter une légende

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