Monthly Archives: August 2018

Judas Basket, Magnetic Thinking, The Flowers of Evil and Eco-Dyeing with Wisteria

Posted on August 29, 2018 by

“I have learned that what I have not drawn I have never really seen, and that when I start drawing an ordinary thing, I realize how extraordinary it is, sheer miracle. ” ~Frederick Franck, The Zen of Seeing. I like … Continue reading →

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A First Try at Eco-Dyeing with Staghorn Sumac (Rhus Typhina)

Posted on August 26, 2018 by

I was delighted, when we first came in May last year to inspect what was to become our new home,  to find no less than four mature Staghorn Sumac trees flourishing in the garden, for I knew Sumac to be … Continue reading →

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I’m Back (with) Tacita Dean, Collectingness, Creativity and Health

Posted on August 14, 2018 by

The other day I was unpacking a box (yes, almost a year after our house move there are boxes yet to be opened) and came upon a small yet very heavy suitcase and on opening it found it housed my … Continue reading →

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