Back to the Loom

Yes, I'm back to weaving again. I put on perhaps my largest warp yet, 30 inch wide and 14 foot long.
I can't wait to see how it turns out, but I still have the long task of threading it up!
Here's a few photos of it going on. I love the dip-dyed stripes!

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Moss Jars

Laura sent me a link last week to an etsy shop selling these beautiful jars and other items embroidered with 'lichen' and 'moss'.
They're very similar to some ideas that I had earlier in this project, it's a shame that my ideas have progressed in a different direction, they would have been a real inspiration! They still are, but perhaps not for this project!

All pieces featured are by Ottoman, who can be found here (blog) and here (etsy).


Moss for your Wall


Lichen Brooch


Moss Jar

Oh la la.

Such a long and tiring day today. I'm ready for bed, but I feel the urge to do some drawing. Though as I can barely sit up properly, I don't think I'll last very long.
I'm so proud of what I did today. I havent photographed it properly. I think tomorrow, or at the weekend, I'll photograph everything properly, and just do a huge post full of photos.
But for now....



warps dyed and ready


I love the colours and tones...I'll be doing this again!


wound and threaded


I'm so happy with this. I haven't woven anything that feels like real fabric for a while. I'll be sticking with the fine wools now!


this is the back...I was too lazy to lift all the shafts I needed, so the pattern is on the back


beautiful colour gradation throughout the samples...it makes me so happy!


this is what the front side looks like...the colours are off because i took it from under the loom and edited it lighter.


beautifully productive day!

More moss...

I took another walk today. It was such a nice day, I meant to make it much longer and have a little explore, but I had more pressing things to do, such as fill up this giant sketchbook!
I saw a Sparrowhawk. He was sat on a gravestone just feet away. He winked at me then flew into a tree before I could grab my camera to capture him. It was nice though, I love nature, even if it was just a little graveyard in a city.
Well, I ought to get back to my painting...













Aside from moss, I also noticed two other strange things...


I thought this tree looked alot like a bone...


...and this tree had falled over entirely.

It's a good job I like green...

Because that's what colour I shall be surrounded by for the next few months.
I organised my wall today, so that I can see all my photographs and inspirations, I'll probably add to it and change it though.



I also did a small amount of drawing...
(the photo's look a bit strange because I took them as it was getting dark, and without a light on)


mossy wall


moss texture

And finally, it was the first nice sunset I have seen this year, I've always been fascinated by clouds.

If you don't look, you won't see

I went for a short walk in the arboretum this afternoon, taking photo's for my new project. I have since decided that moss is one of the most beautiful things, and no-one ever seems to pay it attention unless they're scraping it off the wall. Which, by the way, I think is a dreadful shame.




detail of first photo...as soon as I saw it on the computer screen, I fell in love with the shapes













I also noticed the first tiny green buds beginning to grow on a tree...this made me smile...aside from the deep, dark depths of winter, I love March and October...they always smell so fresh and rainy. Speaking of which, I dreamt about the smell of rain last night...hmm odd as it is rainy today.