mansfield natural dye workshop

last week was a very special week for me. i went to mansfield with a couple of friends and participated in india flint's landskin felting and natural dye workshop. here are some snaps from the journey. it was so good for my soul and a lovely way to integrate back into living in melbourne. it has been a bit of a culture shock coming back from london, but going out to the country with creative people reminded me of why i love this country!

begin end

blake helped me hang my work this morning for the final show. it is looking good. after a few hitches i think we got it to look pretty nice.

antonia (who is over from home at the moment) and i did some eco-printing and dyeing last night. we used onion skins that i had collected and leaves from a red leaved tree. (i can't remember the name), rose leaves, some yellow flowers etc. the finished results are amazing. deep golden oranges and purple with subtle yellows and greens. i think i will use them to make some new embroidery work, but now i can feel myself getting precious about them and i don't want to cut them up. i can always make more though!

now i will update my website... at least try to!