by Carol Conklin | Dec 8, 2010
It’s early December and flakes have been falling. It almost puts me in a trance when I look out the window as they slowly fall to the ground, one large flake after another. We’ve had some bitter wind, a reminder of what is to come, but now the flakes fall...
by Carol Conklin | Dec 1, 2010
Tonight as so many nights lately, I’ll be ironing wax out of my last dyed batik. The season has been very unpredictable, but warmer sunny days allowed me to finish dyeing many pieces outdoors.Dyeing the fabric outdoors is ideal and I have my flower sink for you...
by Carol Conklin | Nov 29, 2010
Last Sunday when I trudged up the hill the grass and leaves crunched under my feet in the early morning frost. Not that early these days. My summer days of jumping out of bed at five and six AM and climbing the hill to greet the sun are gone until next May. My trips...
by Carol Conklin | Nov 10, 2010
The sun last evening was brilliant as it edged below the heavy cloud cover. All was accented by a golden light. The leaves that remained on the trees became gold, orange, pink and crimson. As the shadows lengthened, even the grass heads were bathed in the golden light...
by Carol Conklin | Oct 22, 2010
The ground was white with frost this morning and eventually the sun hit the hills with a blast of red, orange and purple. I have been making use of the good fall weather to be waxing and dyeing lots of batik. The nights get dark early and I go to my studio and do the...
