Cedar Wind Drawing, detail The Artist Reception for Articulation’s ‘Forest and Sea and the Place Between’ exhibition at Portals Gallery, Duncan is on Saturday 13th from 3 to 5 pm. Artists Wendy Klotz, Ingrid Lincoln, and Lesley Turner will be in attendance to talk about their work and they look forward to answering questions about […]
Read More...While I was away in New Zealand, a lot happened on the home front. The cut flower bed burst into bloom. It is hard to see, but the downspouts were made then put in place. Ron sealed the porch concrete. Dave finished off the porch soffit. It is all looking good outside. Ron is pointing […]
Read More...With September’s new moon I did colour studies of the same 4 trees I have been studying for over a year.The red arbutus bark is peeling again to show a bright green under layer. The cedar continues to produces a mid-yellow green … …and the Douglas-fir a deeper yellow green. The withdrawal of chlorophyll is happening more rapidly […]
Read More...I continue my tree colour studies each new moon day of the month.Here is a leaf on the maple tree in July. The chlorophyll has started to withdraw. Here is the same leaf a month later showing very little change. We must have had a cold night back in July. The arbutus is back […]
Read More...After noticing Cedar stems left a print on cotton, I decided to make a dye with them. I collected windfall branches, cut them into small pieces…. …brought them to a boil, simmered for 2 hours then left the pot to cool overnight. I poured off the liquid as the 1st extraction and repeated the process twice more, making 2nd […]
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