bee creative

and a cloud, day forty four

There will be more clouds...

transformation, day forty three

Spent time wandering in the garden today, planted a few seeds that will benefit from some cold weather to germinate well.

Noticed bulbs coming up and a bit of terracotta. 

A bit of the terracotta became pigment.

Following a thread, I started reading Sharon Salzberg's book Real Change and found this passage:

"I believe in a world where the fluidity and softness of love-like water-might superficially seem like the weakest thing of all, but lo and behold, it is indomitable.  It can even wear away rock." 

Thinking about how some transformations are a kind of release. 

P.S.  I also found some podcasts! More to explore...hoping to start sewing on my blankets again soon so good timing.  I like to sew and listen. 

release, day forty two

Found the fish while doing some cleaning/organizing.

I will be releasing it somewhere. 

This morning I finish stitching a new neckline on a t-shirt that is a revise of another t-shirt.  The neckline was a little too loose/low for me. 

Releasing this from the mending pile.

And just 'cause:

Wishing everyone a good last day of 2023...

 

two dot day, day forty one

It's a two dot day...this one inspired by yesterday's tomatillo husks:

And this one the result of going back to some doodles I made yesterday:

And then there was this from my morning walk:

It was warm and windy (15-25 MPH) and beautiful.

Raining now, hard enough to be noisy. 

Grateful for a warm cozy place to be. 

rearranging again, day fourty

Found in the garden today:

Tomatillo husks.

I had other ideas but only got as far as looking at a collection of dots. 

just trying, day thirty nine

Hot air balloon of some sort.

Must be one giant flower...

Color experiment. One shirt was soaked in a mordant and then quince leaves it was yellowish when it went into this pot.  The other was brown, probably walnut, not soaked in a mordant.  The water is pink from the avocados and there is some silk that was was white as a test strip. 

I'll let is soak for a day or so and then let it dry. 

simple, day thirty eight

Not the best light...more about the idea.

outside, day thirty seven

 

so many possibilities, day thirty six

Gibson and I have been watching Ted Talks this afternoon, it started with Maira Kalman and then became a bit of a rabbit hole.

Yesterday, maybe it was the day before I listened to Ann Hamilton and that was a rabbit hole too. 

To experience this must have been amazing.

 

So many ways to explore the world...

This is working as a cat solution. They aren't interested since nothing is moving or able to be batted.

I haven't glued any of my dots down yet...

keeping them fluid and changeable. 

 

merry christmas, day thirty five