Tangible Daydreams

Welcome to the crafty side of my life. Here I'll be musing about projects I'm working on, and the creative process around them. Oh, and there will be occasional bouts of cooking, photography, and poetry, too.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Silk painting with complementary colors of dye: blue and orange

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I'm still working with the silk scarves, and having great fun playing with the color combinations. I've done a bunch so far where th...
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Monday, April 25, 2011

Silk scarves and salt

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Eric: "You're a-salting that silk scarf!!" Daniel: "It's ok...it's already dyed." You see the things I need ...
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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter Eggs

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Happy Easter! Yes, we all had a good time dyeing the eggs this afternoon. That is just food coloring, but we used wax and rubber bands as ...
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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Michelle, modeling two of my triloom shawls

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We took a road trip up to Flagstaff, AZ today. That is where my daughter is attending college, and her theater show was this evening. So we ...
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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Poetry: Cotton Candy Men

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Cotton Candy Men Note to self: Artists and actors and gypsy musicians are sooo very tasty... They're a heated carnival midnight full of ...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Hohokam Indian Petroglyphs

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My sweetie has been getting cabin fever recently, since he's been cooped up recovering from fixing his leg. However, the weather was awe...
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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Obsession (A poem about beading)

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Several years back I wrote a poem about beading. I submitted it to the 'Beadfairies' site online, and it was published there. I kind...
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Melissa
Spinner, weaver, felter, beader...don't you love how seemingly simple ingredients can come together to make something surprisingly whole and inspiring? I am a textile artist, living in the desert southwest US. For the last many years, my audience has been the historical recreation community. These days I am branching out, following where my muse takes me. It is a fun journey!
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