Wednesday, November 12, 2008

one week later

This is what I see in the morning. If you've been watching the woods behind my house with me, you know what they looked like a week ago. The lush, vibrant leaves are gone and in their place, a whole different (and I think, more interesting) view. There is something about this spare, monochromatic scene that I find more exciting than the woods at any other time of year. Ironic, since I hate the cold weather. It is this view that speaks most loudly to my heart - and capturing its essence continues to elude me - although I work at it constantly. Is there something you keep trying to capture without doing it photographically? A scene? A concept? An image? A feeling? Or have you succeeded and moved on? I spent today in the studio, dyeing scarves. Most of them have only the color and are waiting to be printed. However, I did finish one --or at least it is finished for the time being. Deconstructed and dye painted, it makes me think of old wall. Tomorrow, I hope to print on the scarves I dyed today.

5 comments:

Gerrie said...

MMMM - lovely scarf.

Vivien Zepf said...

Gorgeous! You do make things with the most glorious colors.

Rayna said...

This scarf was grabbed up almost immediately. Back in the studio tackling some others.

Natalya Khorover Aikens said...

beautiful.. and gone.. when and where will you have others available?

laura said...

ah Rayna, the trees behind your house. Yes, that fleeting bit of late Autumn, stark, subtle (is that a contradiction?), the elusive quality of a particular time in the year.
thanks.laura

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