Smatterings

  • a teaser

    Tomorrow, Chris and I will finally leave for that trip to Tucson that we had to cancel last February when Chris landed unexpectedly in the hospital.  After the past couple weeks of bone chilling cold and snow, I am really looking forward to a bit of sun (and the warmer temperatures).  Before I go, I thought I'd leave you with this little teaser of a photo that Thea Colman sent me yesterday.  

     

    Ibisco teaser pic

    I'm pretty excited about this.  It is knitted in Ball and Skein's Lyra.  Its so soft.  I can't wait to start one for myself.  It'll have to wait until next week when we return.  This is a carry on trip, so a one skein project is more in order.  The yarn will be available for pre-order later this month.   The pattern should be out the beginning of February.  More on it when I return.  

    8 responses to “a teaser”

    1. CindyD

      Great color ! Can’t wait to see it in person.

    2. Laurie

      Nice! Enjoy your sun-time.

    3. Lynn in Tucson

      Tucson! How long will you be here? Let me know if you have any questions….

    4. linda rhynard

      Enjoy your trip Judy!!!! looking forward to pics!

    5. Traci

      such a pretty color.

    6. Manise

      Have a most wonderful trip Judy and may the sun be shining and weather be warm! The forecast looks good. 🙂 Beautiful yarn in the teaser photo.

    7. Carole

      That’s a beautiful color. Have a great trip!

    8. gayle

      Oh, so very pretty! And looks like an interesting construction, too.
      Enjoy the warm!

  • stepping back

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    Long before I became a dyer, I was a photographer and printer.  I worked exclusively in black and white, monochromatic.  Learning to see the world in monochrome is to rewire the way you look at things.  Texture, form, light, dark, contrast, the positive and the negative spaces paint the way you perceive what you see.  Like a light switch that you learn to turn on and off, color steps back and away.  Try it.  Playing with the way you see things is fun.  It is one more of things I enjoy about winter.  Ice and reflection are less about color, and more the abstract, my comfort zone.  

    4 responses to “stepping back”

    1. CindyD

      Wonderful composition, Judy. I love monochromatic work. Hope to see more.

    2. Manise

      Great photo! I wish in a way the screen was like a touch screen. I want to zoom into the nooks and crannies of your photo- loving the above the ice, below the ice and the reflections.
      You have a talent to be able to switch the color off and monochrome on. Makes for a good foundation in knitted colorwork.
      My mother was an artist and print maker when she was alive.

    3. claudia

      Love this.

    4. margene

      Your picture highlights the texture of the ice as if it were fabric. Beautiful!

  • First walk 2014

    It'll be a while until we see open ground again.

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    2 responses to “First walk 2014”

    1. Carole

      Lovely shot!

    2. Manise

      Pretty icy daggers! I love icicles. Wonderful textures in this photo.

“Our lives are dyed the colors of our imagination.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

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