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 as they rippled in the wind. The Adirondacks in the distance were highlighted in patches of sun and the whole expansive view took on a magical feeling. The sun then touched the mountains and fell below, leaving a sky of low clouds touched by burnished gold.
I returned home to mix more dyes and continued dyeing my batik pieces into the night. The weather is still favorable for dyeing fabric outdoors and I like to dye as many pieces as I can before winter sets in. I’m finishing many large batik that I started many months ago.
All kinds of fabric items are being completed for the LARAC Arts Festival to be held next weekend, November 6 and 7th. Besides the batik hangings and framed pieces I’m working on new scarves, potpourri pouches, silk shoulder bags, small change purses, circle bags and have matted prints of some of my batik work as well as cards and bookmarks.
I’m working on mirror images as you can see from the photos here. Also enclosed is a photo of one of my wood burnings from days in the past. The great god Pan summons the magical figures up from the earth.
Happy Halloween!