Autumn is Finally Here!

I love Autumn, I truly do. The lack of humidity, the cool crisp air, fresh apples, and pumpkins everywhere, and most importantly my allergies are starting to calm down.

The part I love the most,  however, is the colors of the leaves. Reds, golds, oranges, and brilliant yellows, and everywhere!

So it's no surprise that I created art cloth show casing these colors in my Colors of the Earth and Pretty Pigments online classes.

If you'd like to capture the beauty of nature's natural palette using natural earth pigments then join me in my newest class Colors of the Earth.  Class starts on October 17th!

Color Inspiration Fall 2015

My neighbors maple tree is a brilliant orange color this year, last year it was a brilliant red.

Red Oak Leaves

The leaves on my red oak are especially brilliant this year, I suspect it is due to the late season rains after a long hot drought this summer.  I will make some bundles using the bright yellow leaves this week and will report back on the colors achieved.

Not Permanent

Hostas do not provide a permanent color but they certainly inspiring!

Fall Colors

The neighbors crab apple tree is stunning this year!

The last of the hosta's.

Striped lily of the valley leaves.

French Pearl Cotton Thread

Some vintage french pearl cotton thread I purchased at a local haunt today!  I am thinking of dyeing with indigo and then overdyeing with walnut hulls and leaves!

Oak

The oaks are turning color slower than normal this year, drought related I'm sure, but finally they are turning! 

Maple Tree Inspiration

The neighbors  maple had very little in the way of yellow and orange on it this year.

Pear Tree Dye Project

The wind took out my beloved pear tree last week, so this week we will be cutting it up into managable pieces, the leaves, bark, and smaller limbs will be used for dyeing fabric and yarn.  Am thinking of breaking out the large cast iron cauldron and making up a large dye vat.

Pretty in Pink - Hat Detail

It's Orange

New garden tub, soon to be filled with weeds, leaves, and other compostable yummies.

Oak Cloth Part 2

Oak Cloth Update

The water is black!

Oak

Hosta's 053011

This hosta is my favorite, love the white edges on the leaves.

Lambs Ear

A member of the mint family, it is setting on blossoms, I have four huge stands of the lambs ear now I think my favorite part about this herb are the fuzzy leavs.

Hosta

I suspect that I'm the only one here that likes Hosta's this much.

Eucalytus Branches

Working on two self directed online classes, available June 1st through my network The Natural Surface

Studio Window

My studio has a greenish cast to it these days as the light bounces off of the red oak leaves.

Lambs Ear