is a good way of seeing them with fresh eyes. This textile piece has been sitting in the conservatory, but at such a height, and with so many other things, that it was difficult to actually look at. Now, here it is on a clear wall, and it can be seen for itself. To good effect, I hope! I forget what I called this piece, which is alarming. Usually titles stick with me, but clearly I must have got the title for this one wrong. I'm tempted to call it 'Palely Loitering', not entirely sure why; probably something to do with the abstract figure to the right of centre. We'll see if that one sticks.
I like this piece, partly because it has a lot of movement in it. As part of the tidying up process, I looked through a couple of large sketchbooks and found these images in one of them, along with several black and white versions. I realised that the feeling of movement in the textile piece is mirrored by these earlier sketches. Interestingly, though, I find myself wanting to use them in a very different way, now, as works in their own right, and I'll doubtless ruminate about that until it's clear in my head, just as I must have done, unconsciously, with the sketches.
I've been ruminating on the other blog about not getting things done; this has been moved because I'm making a space for Big Bertha, my large scale printer, in the conservatory. Mainly, I'm doing that because I'm about to go on a dyeing and felting frenzy, and steam and damp are not good for the printer. But it does also mean that I might actually be able to sit in the conservatory, once I've finally finished tidying it up. It is probably my favourite room in the house, simply because of the amount of light in it. Of course, all that glass means that it's very warm in summer and cooler than I like in winter. At the moment, though, I'm ironing hand dyes, and the coolness is very welcome. More of the handdyes later...
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