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- On the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice: Shanks, E., 100 Years Dead, Not Forgotten November 10, 2018
- Black Bean Dye and Black Bean Soup October 23, 2018
- A Titanic Love Affair, Horse Chestnut Husk Dye and Mordanting with Moses the Chemist October 15, 2018
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On the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice: Shanks, E., 100 Years Dead, Not Forgotten
‘O lad that I loved, there is rain on your face, And your eyes are blurred, and sick with the plain.’ – Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967): I Stood with the Dead (June 1918) My maternal grandfather’s younger brother Edwin was killed … Continue reading
Black Bean Dye and Black Bean Soup
“Beans, you know, are beautifully shaped, like a new church, like modern architecture, like a planned city” ― Janet Frame, Scented Gardens for the Blind My love affair with Titanium oxalate continues … In my search for blue, I’ve wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Vegetarianism
Tagged Alum Mordant, Black Bean Dye, Black Bean Soup, Black Bean Soup Recipe, Black Bean Sweet Potato and Quince Soup, Botanical Dyeing, Natural Dyeing, Natural Dyeing with Cottons, Natural Dyeing with Silk, Titanium oxalate Mordant
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A Titanic Love Affair, Horse Chestnut Husk Dye and Mordanting with Moses the Chemist
My titanic love affair has little to do with those 12 sprogs/pre-Olympian gods of Uranus, less still the ill-fated ship of that name. I’m in love with the oxalate of a mineral element, Titanium Oxalate (C4O8Ti) which is a new … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Christian writing, Eco/Natural Dyeing and Printing, Opera, Science, Singing, spirituality
Tagged Birgit Nillson, Creed Cornwall, Eco Dyeing, Eco Dyeing with Horse Chestnut Husks, Eco Dyeing with Horse Chestnut Husks and Titanium oxalate as a Mordant, King Mark, Klaproth, Liebestod, Phenolphthalein, Rod of Aaron, Saxon Invasion, St Crida, Staff of Moses, Titanium oxalate, Titanium oxalate as a mordant, Tristan und Isolde, Wagner, William Gregor
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Be strong, even if it breaks your heart – Dr Who This resonated. I wondered for a brief moment how being strong would break the heart. Then thought: Sophie’s Choice. I reckon there comes a time we all have to … Continue reading
Homage to Nature
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.” ~ Aristotle
Posted in Aesthetics, Inspiration, Photography, spirituality
Tagged Aristotle, Cranesbill Geranium
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Working Like Snow
“Like Snow
Suppose we did our work
like the snow, quietly, quietly,
leaving nothing out.”
~Wendell Berry Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Drawing, Inspiration, Quotes, spirituality
Tagged Wendell Berry
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Look What Turned Up in the Garden – Common Stinkhorn
In fact two of these little fellers turned up in the garden. And that’s not sexist writing. Its Latin name is Phallus Impudicus and according to Wikipedia: “Botanist John Gerard called it the “pricke mushroom” or “fungus virilis penis effigie” … Continue reading
Posted in Aesthetics, Art, Research, Science
Tagged Botanist John Gerard, Botanist John Parkinson, Common Stinkhorn, Deadman's Cock, Fungus virilis penis effigie, General Historie of Plants 1597, Hetty Darwin, Hollanders Working Toole, Linnaeus, Phallus hollandicus, Phallus Impudicus, Pricke Mushroom, Species Plantarum 1753, Theatrum botanicum 1640
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The Season of Bowls
Posted in Art, Photography
Tagged Avocado Bowl, Avocado Skin, Avocado Stone, Bowl, Horse Chestnut, Horse Chestnut Husk, Wisteria Bowl
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Statue of Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst STAYS!
The statue of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is going to stay in Parliament. The planning application to move Pankhurst from her historic home was withdrawn just days after a huge petition to Westminster Council signed by over 180,000 was handed over. Continue reading
Dear Westminster City Council Planning Department: Emmeline Pankhurst Statue
via Dear Westminster City Council Planning Department: Emmeline Pankhurst Statue
