Thursday, May 24, 2012

Beneath the Surface

I can feel I have an idea that wants to be birthed into a cloth garment.  But I am reflecting in a still sort of way - not looking at it directly, but allowing it to unfold in it's own time and trusting that it will.
So, unlike this log, I am not stuck, but gestating.  And I am following my inclinations to do a bit of this and that.
Like this miniature shirt front made from various indigo-dipped fibres and fabrics.  A fantasy figment that takes me a step closer.  Because I sense that what I am wanting to do is still a bit beyond me.
And I finally dipped this stitched cotton that has been sitting waiting for weeks.  I was surprised that I did not have to do a thing except stir my vat and it was ready to go.  
I'm also putting my first indigo swatches to good use as edging on a jacket I made last fall.  Some indigos are up on the design wall, too - wanting to form into a shirt.  But first I will finish stitching the jacket.

4 comments:

deanna7trees said...

i think you have become an indigo expert. that fantasy fragment is beautiful...fragile and delicate...just what i love.

Mary Helen-Art Saves Lives said...

I love visiting you ...you have a gentle way of sharing total JOY! Yes you are an indigo expert and artist. Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

Yvonne said...

Deanna - I'm glad you like that fun little fantasy, too. I am far from expert - but thanks, anyhow!

Mary Helen - I feel joyful hearing your comment - thank you!

grace Forrest~Maestas said...

the fragment you dream of....
i LOVE this