I'm backstitching the rusted bottle caps between layers of linen and muslin that I first prepped for a kitchen towel here. The channels in the cloth turned out to be the perfect width for the bottle caps, which is more apparent on the b-side ...
I'm now contemplating several options for the bottom half of the cloth, which I want to echo the bands of triangular plates on the armadillo skin.
I also finished multiple passes with the windfall lichen dye, all the while thinking "I'm going in the polar opposite direction of Amy Meissner's Girl Story series" ...
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To no avail, as the color washed out significantly ...
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Now I have some thinking to do about what comes next ...
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But first things first ... there's a new home for Griffin to move in to this weekend!Which means we get to return some boxes stored at our house for the past few months and finally deliver this housewarming present.
Congratulations to Griffin and his family on their new home. May it be a place of peace, happiness and growth for all of them.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant idea to use those bottle caps for the armadillo rounds. The washing out of the lichen dye is disappointing, although I really like the vestiges that remain.
Thank you for your new home good wishes ... I will pass them on.
DeleteAs for the lichen dye, I really thought the edges would hold more color relative to the center. No matter, I'm thinking about touching up those edges with something else. You've been a great role model in that regard.
Liz--thanks for the link up to the Girl Story post! Sorry all that gorgeous lichen color washed away. DRAT. It's still lovely. I'm sure you're familiar with the work of Alice Fox ... your bottle caps reminded me of her work. Beautiful!
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Amy
Amy - Thanks for stopping by. I'm not too fussed about the lichen ... there's a plan b.
DeleteAnd yes, I'm impatiently awaiting my copy of Alice Fox's new book.
this is a color i LOVE, i once got from onion skins on previously tea dyed. Which of course
ReplyDeletewriting, made me think about combining dye stuff....
i wish it had stayed....
I knew the lichen would fade, which is why I dipped it so many times ... but I really hoped it would hang more on the edge. So, I'll just do some more wicking in another dye pot.
DeleteI love the way you think, Liz. You always have the best, most creative ideas and you're not afraid to try to execute them. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteGreat play on words ... and a game response to a road kill project (ha!)
Deletearmadillos are such wonderfully bizarre creatures, here's some early illustrations
ReplyDeletehttp://ximenez.unibe.ch/material/exotica/armadillo/
http://medievalpoc.tumblr.com/post/98329036173/stefano-della-bella-amerique-america-italy