a day of stitching, but then Undoing it.   and in between,

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left to right.   the horrible pink linen blouse scrap.    then in the Walnut vat for half a day.   and Last, oh, relief, a full day with an overnight.   and  N.Cal Jude,  this is the vat that the questionable cleaning rag was in.  so, we know it didn't change the character of the vat itself.  ok.

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here.   with all the others.  HOW DOES THIS FEEL???????, a horrible pink, a somewhat less PINK with these other colors???  Does it somehow feel ok?   and if not, WHY?  

WHAT EXACTLY is the……….feeling?,  like, Really, grace.   it's a Color.   just a Color.

 

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and here we are again.  Without the pink.  Everything is good.  Peacefull.  comfortable.  

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and here.   with all the Belov~ed Onionskin dye cloths on the curtain,  this beauty FULL rust sun design from Joe…Manhandled Threads…Jude's sidebar…it's PERFECT.   He has more…go look.

and late in this day….here she is again.  Earlier, i'd looked for her web.  nothing much there.  a couple strands and that white splotch of Center.  but…no great WEB, like the usual garden spiders.  She's different.   and when i went back while watering late in Dusk,  there she was again,  maybe even FASTER than last eve.  i took maybe well over a dozen pics.  Sure i could capture her with the camera….but…no.  just this much

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22 responses to “168”

  1. Michelle in NYC Avatar

    Ha–that horrible pink was transformed and with the others–not so bad…but without it–right–harmony. Joe’s cloth is super…can’t buy anything right now but would buy one of his if I could. Meanwhile, I also played with color in a similar fashion earlier today. I’ll post something at the forum.
    Love that industrious little spider.

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  2. grace Avatar
    grace

    that spider
    and i look at Her color.
    again…NOT the usual Garden Spider. a
    different
    spider.
    i can’t really SEE her. she is too toooo toooo fast.
    WHY?

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  3. Nance Avatar
    Nance

    She appears pink… Is she? And I like just the pink and brown. What if it were in the center? Or just the pink and brown, if you are trying to make the pink have a say. Oh just love what ifs.

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  4. saskia Avatar

    I must say in the top pic I rather like a dash of pink; I’m not a huge pink fan myself and have been attempting to dye a flowery pink cotton, because I cannot use it as is: too pink.

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  5. Mo Crow Avatar

    the walnut mutes the pallette in a gentle way, a sepia tone, an aged quality that is easy on the eye. I like the jump of the pink with the green it’s exciting but just depends on what you’re after ahe? excitement or rest…

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  6. Judith in N. Calif. Avatar
    Judith in N. Calif.

    Yes, I agree..choices what if something semi sheer or so was over the pink..mute it down even more. But then I look at the group without it again..and oh that is so lovely too. Glad the cleaning rag didn’t alter the pot. Gosh, I love that piece below Joe’s sun…It’s delish like how hot fudge on ice cream makes me feel !

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  7. Julie Avatar
    Julie

    For me, the pink makes the arrangement dance … See what happens for you if you stop calling it “horrible pink!”

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  8. Michelle in NYC Avatar

    Why is she too fast, or why can’t you really see her? My answer to both, in any case, is “Because”. Have you read ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E.B.White? Try to get it before the family arrives…great for reading out loud to young-uns and old-uns alike :->

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  9. patricia Avatar

    gotta agree with Julie. i like the pink. and in a way for me it echoes the spider. the pink and brown combo also reminds me of those little round candy wafers from for ever ago–Necco?–i think they were called or some thing like that.

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  10. grace Avatar
    grace

    yes., Charlotte. read many many many times.

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  11. grace Avatar
    grace

    the great thing about this little squares game is
    being able to move it all around and then again and
    again. seeing how colors change according to who they
    are next to. how far away they can be and still influence
    another color. influence the Whole of it.
    i have added
    red.
    am going to put in colors that i have a “hard time” with
    and see what happens…chartreuse for instance.

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  12. grace Avatar
    grace

    well…i don’t Ever have to use pink in a cloth. PinkPink.
    but i am enjoying knowing more about it’s nature

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  13. grace Avatar
    grace

    am after just understanding more about the interaction
    of the colors

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  14. grace Avatar
    grace

    the cloth below Joe’s sun is from Deb Lacativa. she
    is a true Wizard….

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  15. grace Avatar
    grace

    yes…a good idea….

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  16. grace Avatar
    grace

    Necco. yes.

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  17. beth Avatar

    I like the top picture. Seeing the bright to muted.. That says a lot to me about flow. It might be fun to do a sampler of walnut flow.
    Something I sometimes do with color is to go slitty-eyed squinty in my looking. It sort of removes hue and lets you see tone. When I do that with your second picture the bright pink does stand out and it stands out alone. It seems not to belong. Maybe that is why the third picture is more pleasing to you?

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  18. beth Avatar

    I like the top picture. Seeing the bright to muted.. That says a lot to me about flow. It might be fun to do a sampler of walnut flow.
    Something I sometimes do with color is to go slitty-eyed squinty in my looking. It sort of removes hue and lets you see tone. When I do that with your second picture the bright pink does stand out and it stands out alone. It seems not to belong. Maybe that is why the third picture is more pleasing to you?

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  19. grace Avatar
    grace

    so…did the slitty eye squint and saw what you saw.
    so…here in Information. if you want something to STAND
    OUT…. or, maybe stand AWAY?

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  20. kat Avatar

    grace, she looks like a strawberry spider – we had one way up high on the wall of the house where I rent a space, next to the lights. she was always still when i saw her, which was at night, and I’m assuming she was resting/sleeping. everyday she had to repair her web, only to have it blown asunder by winds. there’s a web up there again, but i don’t think it’s her this year. they are really huge and make beautiful webs.

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  21. grace Avatar
    grace

    i don’t know. i need to just go out there and wait for Her.
    she build anew, yes, like this one you know. because of
    the light, i can’t see the whole of her weaving. and it’s
    gone by morning.

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  22. mimmin Avatar
    mimmin

    Liking the muted pink and the completely walnutted one. We all see colours differently and spell it that way too 😉

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