Pink Palette

In need of a wider variety of peachy-pink material for my series of Fiber Forms and other studio experiments, I've turned to an unlikely source--avocado pits. After searching online for what natural dyes would lend my desired palette I came across this recipe and proceeded to buy/eat avocados for weeks. Unfortunately I'm the only one in the family who likes them so I collected them in the freezer til I had enough to make a full dye pot. I boiled eight pits for this batch of old linen scraps, stained cotton doilies and cheese cloth. The aged whites and creams were transformed into a subtle palette of the fleshy pink textures. I was more than pleased with the outcome and have already started stitching with my new stash.

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Chair Decay

After all the tête-à-têtes these chairs have been privy to, they now decay by the side of the road. On a recent road trip to Louisiana, I deemed the pair worthy of a u-turn in order to document their moldering beauty. Exposed to the elements their upholstered innards have begun to spill and nature fills them. The textures of decay are palpable in the fraying fabrics, weathered wood, touches of rust and puddled stains that riddle the surface. I may or may not have hauled a few scattered bits back to the studio--a distinct possibility that these chairs will live on in an alternate form.