slowly she turned
Living the Slow life in North Carolina
Author: Laurie
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(Don’t worry, s/he was a little critter, about three feet long head to tail. More scared of me than I of her.) I ended up going to my cousin’s house at Lake Waccamaw on Thursday afternoon, after a stop at Mama’s house to pack up some of her art supplies, including many very nice watercolor…
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Actually, I’ve gotten about an inch farther than this, but I don’t have my camera with me. Really loving getting into this part of it. For the dark area on the right, I split the navy and dark teal yarns (each has five strands) and wove them together. I thought about twisting them but this…
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I’ve gotten about another inch done on the tapestry. The lower part will have more blocks of solid color, but as I get higher, there will be more color mixing such as in this detail: That is where the sacking needle comes in handy. I think that the solid chunks of color near the bottom…
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I’m calling it “98% Water” for now. The light green band at the bottom is meant to be turned back for a hem or stretched to the back if I decided to mount this on canvas stretchers. It was the color that I began with for the teal color and realized that it was entirely…
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, –That…
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This rainbow appeared at the end of a very rainy day and lasted for at least twenty minutes. I cried looking at it, hoping that it was a sign from Mama that everything would be okay. I had asked her for one. My brother and my “other brother” grilled hamburgers and hot dogs. My grand-nephew…
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I feel about as down today as I have yet. I’m alone in the office, with hardly anyone else in this wing of the building, playing upbeat music, trying to stay distracted. I’m not surprised but I hope to get back to numbness soon. Last night I was somewhat congested and woke up feeling like…
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Somehow I left these out of my post yesterday and they were the best ones! The pair is printed from plum leaves.
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I decided to try my hand at dyeing with natural indigo powder this weekend since I missed my weeklong workshop at Arrowmont where I would have dyed with a fresh (fermented) indigo vat. Following instructions on the Dharma Trading website, I soaked the natural indigo powder overnight and ground it in a blender. I added…
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As promised, here is the audio link to my friend JoJo Hammond’s ReverbNation page, which has the song that she played at my mother’s memorial service. She composed it on the morning of the service, inspired by my mother’s last words. I Hope You Have a Good Life by JoJo Hammond
slowly she turned 