![]() ![]() I love the spongey undersides of boletes and the rippled, brain-like appearance of morels the festive frills of the parasol mushroom the elegant ruffles of chanterelles the quivering gelatinous texture and sulfur yellow of aptly named yellow brain fungus.Ī mood board can capture these textures and colors and help spark and inspire a completely new project or guide you in color and pattern in a project you are designing. If it’s muddy, mushroom season must be coming on, too. Not the brown sticky mud of the valley, nor the dark brown mud of the coastal redwood forests, just iron red glop. This silty stuff stains your socks, towels, and demands throw rugs in the house. Mud here in the Amador foothills is a distinctive red color. I see the tread of my tires preserved in the mud. Each branch is like a miniature forest teeming with grays and greens.Īn interesting but unwelcome texture is the muddy clay. A recent wind has brought down lichen-encrusted branches from the ancient oak trees. The life-giving rains here in Sutter Creek have encouraged the mosses and lichens on the patio wall to revive. ![]() A black and white woven-strip rug mug resting under a hand-thrown pottery.Ī step outside and I am almost overwhelmed by nature’s texture. The heather brown ruffled nap of my dog’s favorite toy – precious Hedgehog. ![]() The soft hand of my favorite blue cotton cable knit sweater I scored at the local thrift store. The fuzzy green leaf of an African violet plant. A quick look around my studio office and I find a crinkled sheet of aluminum foil catching and reflecting the sun and shadows of early afternoon. Remember those? Texture and color as inspiration is all around us if we just open our eyes and hearts. Rug Hooking – An American Fiber Folk Art– An introduction.(Ghost) Riders in the Sky: A Pin Loom Tail.Guild Histories: Del Oro Spinners and Weavers Guild.Obituary: Sandra Rude, Textile Artist, Teacher, Cellist.Keeping Inspired in the Time of Covid, Part 2.Marjorie Russell Clothing and Textile Research Center.Silverado Handweavers and Spinners Guild.Trolling the Smithsonian Institute (An Ode to the Past, Handsewing, and Repairs).Mills Across The Pond: Quarry Bank at Styal.Gleanings: Bits and Bobs Collected From Here and There.Book Review: The Fabric of Civilization.The Smiley-Faced Sheep of Beatrix Potter.Wait No Longer – Pantone’s Color of the Year 2022.Small Artisan Mills: Valley Oak Wool & Fiber Mill.Spinning Through Time: From Domesday Village to Company Town.Artisans of Ukraine: One Sheep = One Blanket.Interview With the Queen of Embellishments: Anita Luvera Mayer.Book Review: The Book of Boro by Susan Briscoe.Interview: Maren Beck of Above the Fray Hill Tribe Arts.25th Convergence, Knoxville, International Fiber Arts Conference.Spring: Creative Resilience Report, May 19-22, 2022. ![]()
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