tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post6199949344988520006..comments2024-03-20T10:17:53.388+01:00Comments on tales from the birdhut: tickled pinkSaskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-86073079841526897562014-02-26T19:16:55.325+01:002014-02-26T19:16:55.325+01:00Nancy, magic? yes the dyeing process does seem lik...Nancy, magic? yes the dyeing process does seem like magic to me, part of the fun; however the more I learn the more I will be able to direct the magic...that at least is the plan; I too love how the natural dyes echo the landscape, as I so love walking in the open spaces and try capturing some of it's beauty<br /><br />hi Julie, well this canal, which we would call a 'vliet' (we have many names for so-called canals, mainly to do with width/depth etc) runs through the woods nearby, all these differing canals are connected and regulate the waterlevels, so they lead nowhere or everywhere; we don't have a canal running directly along our house, there is a shallow ditch on the southern end of the garden and on the other side of the street a proper 'sloot' = kind of a ditch that always has water running through; the northern end of the garden runs up into a dike, which is also a road, on the other side of the dike we have so-called 'uiterwaarden'= river forelands(?) and then a river; we live in a patchwork of plots of land with watery seams - which sums up a lovely image of where we live, I think (feel something happening in the brain now......must become visual in a cloth story)<br /><br />right there Jan: very flat, so we enjoy huge skies and flat surfaces, with the occasional dike-bumps, all echoing each other, spectacular in a modest way; the avocado/onion peel pinks turned out quite well in this piece, I think the metal coins and clamps played are large part in the succesful outcome<br /><br />I agree Debbie: beautiful pinks, and I am a not a pink fan!!<br /><br />hello Valerianna: oh those memories of doll houses.....more and more is resurfacing; what a great use of cedar roots;-) I will keep this in mind on my walks<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Saskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-42653629764606225462014-02-23T15:28:51.494+01:002014-02-23T15:28:51.494+01:00Restful colors.... I'm just catching up with y...Restful colors.... I'm just catching up with your blog. Love the doll house. I had a bookcase house for my small bears when I was a child. I had root systems from the cedars that grew near the house, up on end they made great, magical trees. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-64525943846758474192014-02-23T12:18:23.620+01:002014-02-23T12:18:23.620+01:00What fantastic results love the pinks and Nancy is...What fantastic results love the pinks and Nancy is so right about the tones of the land picked up in your colours.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-56392458578741348642014-02-23T12:10:18.570+01:002014-02-23T12:10:18.570+01:00You're getting such fabulous results from the ...You're getting such fabulous results from the dyeing! Love the overlays of colours coming through. The Netherlands have a landscape of sea and sky, don't they? Reflections and mirroring.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545341224555862464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-92172549578886391232014-02-23T04:46:29.034+01:002014-02-23T04:46:29.034+01:00Is this a canal that runs along side your house? ...Is this a canal that runs along side your house? Where does it go?Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-45134724601690010562014-02-23T01:56:50.200+01:002014-02-23T01:56:50.200+01:00There is something so magical about your work. In...There is something so magical about your work. In particular today, I am touched by how your dye work so closely resembles your softly colored world. Beautiful. And to see them all hanging out together, somehow expands the magic!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.com