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Dana
San Juan Islands, Washington, USA
I'm a former graphic designer turned textile designer who married her high school sweetheart and had two boys, now grown up.
Interests: Books: anything by Jane Austen, Lord of the Rings, Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner, A Pavilion of Women by Pearl S. Buck, mysteries by Dorothy Sayer, Villette by Charlotte Bronte, Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather.
Movies: Galaxy Quest, Local Hero, Shakespeare in Love
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Hi Dhyana, welcome. Its nice to know that this post is still entertaining.
Commented Jul 31, 2022 on No thanks at Raven and Sparrow
No thanks
I have a large family so Thanksgiving and Christmas are often crowded, noisy events with thirty or more people. The weeks between are also full of smaller get-togethers, plus the work of creating a festive atmosphere at home for the more immediate family. Every year as the holiday crush begins...
I hope so Deb! Summer in the Norhtwest has an ephemeral quality that is difficult to capture. I'm not sure if this cloth does, but it is in my mind as I work.
Commented Jul 30, 2022 on Nailing down the edges at Raven and Sparrow
Nailing down the edges
Lisa's summer tablecloth is moving towards its finish and I have been embroidering as much as I can to get it done. After I did the dragonflies I felt like there was too much of a difference between the heavily worked insects and the slap dashy painted leaves. The foxglove flowers were painted...
Thank you Nancy. The cloth tells me what to do.
Commented Jul 30, 2022 on Nailing down the edges at Raven and Sparrow
Nailing down the edges
Lisa's summer tablecloth is moving towards its finish and I have been embroidering as much as I can to get it done. After I did the dragonflies I felt like there was too much of a difference between the heavily worked insects and the slap dashy painted leaves. The foxglove flowers were painted...
Thanks Hazel! Your cloth vignettes show me the way.
Commented Jul 27, 2022 on Nailing down the edges at Raven and Sparrow
Nailing down the edges
Lisa's summer tablecloth is moving towards its finish and I have been embroidering as much as I can to get it done. After I did the dragonflies I felt like there was too much of a difference between the heavily worked insects and the slap dashy painted leaves. The foxglove flowers were painted...
Thanks Mo! I'm looking forward to getting all of Lisa's seasons on the table.
Commented Jul 26, 2022 on Nailing down the edges at Raven and Sparrow
Nailing down the edges
Lisa's summer tablecloth is moving towards its finish and I have been embroidering as much as I can to get it done. After I did the dragonflies I felt like there was too much of a difference between the heavily worked insects and the slap dashy painted leaves. The foxglove flowers were painted...
When I start a project I always have a vague hope that it will turn out to be simple, but it never does. Once I get going the details dictate themselves.
Commented Jul 26, 2022 on Nailing down the edges at Raven and Sparrow
Nailing down the edges
Lisa's summer tablecloth is moving towards its finish and I have been embroidering as much as I can to get it done. After I did the dragonflies I felt like there was too much of a difference between the heavily worked insects and the slap dashy painted leaves. The foxglove flowers were painted...
Oh, fireflies! I've never lived anywhere that had fireflies, but finally saw them when I was in Italy. They are enchanting!
Commented Jul 26, 2022 on Nailing down the edges at Raven and Sparrow
Nailing down the edges
Lisa's summer tablecloth is moving towards its finish and I have been embroidering as much as I can to get it done. After I did the dragonflies I felt like there was too much of a difference between the heavily worked insects and the slap dashy painted leaves. The foxglove flowers were painted...
You are right, these tablecloths represent a huge block of time. I ask myself often if it is worth it and my answer is always yes, but I'm not too clear about why.
Your Grow Quilt looks great on your round table. I'm honored that you think of me by using it that way.
Commented Jul 26, 2022 on Nailing down the edges at Raven and Sparrow
Nailing down the edges
Lisa's summer tablecloth is moving towards its finish and I have been embroidering as much as I can to get it done. After I did the dragonflies I felt like there was too much of a difference between the heavily worked insects and the slap dashy painted leaves. The foxglove flowers were painted...
I'm glad you like them Saskia. I'm sorry for your trapped dragonfly, but I'm glad you had the chance to view one up close. They are so fascinating.
Commented Jul 26, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Hi Hazel! I'm glad you like those pesky silver stitches.
Commented Jul 23, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Oh thank you so much, Nancy. Its great to see you here too.
Commented Jul 21, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Yes, dragonflies seem to hold the ethereal beauty of summer (especially our fleeting, precious summers) in their wings.
Commented Jul 21, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Thanks Jude! I know, I've been quiet for a long time, but always still here.
Commented Jul 21, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Thank you Liz! It feels good to be back in touch with you and everyone here, participating in my life again as best I can.
Commented Jul 18, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Oh Grace, I don't feel courageous, I feel crushed. Although I am finally quite a bit better, I have lost confidence in my own future. You are right about the OnGoingNess of it, and I am sorry that a woman as young as Alyssia is saddled with a variation of this chronic disease. Bleah. Dealing with it has been a very pointed lesson in the fragility of my own assumptions. Now I just do what I can and don't look too far ahead. Fortunately, this moment includes dragonflies and there is joy in that.
Commented Jul 18, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Thank you Marti. Its good have something to show again after so long in the doldrums.
Commented Jul 17, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Thanks Mo! I'm glad you think they work because they were certainly a lot of work.
Commented Jul 17, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Love to you too Grace. Dragonflies are evident here too, now that summer has arrived (finally). They are magical creatures.
Commented Jul 17, 2022 on Back to dragonflies at Raven and Sparrow
Back to dragonflies
After being wadded into a bag for months and months, I finally dragged my tablecloth for Lisa's summer out into the light of day and began to embroider the dragonflies. It was a nightmare. I had envisioned the wings done in silver thread and was excited to find a couple of options at my...
Doesn't it seem like there are more swans every year? Out in the Skagit Valley they are now quite numerous where they used to be rare. Yay! The other day I was driving by one of the many woodland lakes on our island and there, floating majestically above their perfectly mirrored reflections, were two gorgeous swans. It was like a fairy tale. I think I have seen merlins here, but they are not common, so lucky you!
Commented Jan 19, 2022 on Woodpecker New Year at Raven and Sparrow
Woodpecker New Year
On New Year's Day I was walking the dog when I came upon a dead bird in the snow. It was a medium sized woodpecker with high contrast black and white bars and stripes on its back, wings and tail, a bright red head and chest, and a warm yellow belly....a red-breasted sapsucker. These birds are ...
Wow Liz. You are really reaching back. I'm glad this post was meaningful for you.
Commented Jan 19, 2022 on Vacation continued at Raven and Sparrow
Vacation continued
Working with Nia and Ismoyo of ISNIA last weekend made me think more about the value of collaboration. They work together on almost all of their pieces, and have done whole bodies of work with other wax-resist traditions in Australia, and Africa. The tradition of batik in Java emphasizes collabo...
When you get a good picture, be sure to send it to me. I love you too.
Commented Jan 6, 2022 on Woodpecker New Year at Raven and Sparrow
Woodpecker New Year
On New Year's Day I was walking the dog when I came upon a dead bird in the snow. It was a medium sized woodpecker with high contrast black and white bars and stripes on its back, wings and tail, a bright red head and chest, and a warm yellow belly....a red-breasted sapsucker. These birds are ...
Thank you, Catherine...and thank you for commenting.
Commented Jan 6, 2022 on Woodpecker New Year at Raven and Sparrow
Woodpecker New Year
On New Year's Day I was walking the dog when I came upon a dead bird in the snow. It was a medium sized woodpecker with high contrast black and white bars and stripes on its back, wings and tail, a bright red head and chest, and a warm yellow belly....a red-breasted sapsucker. These birds are ...
I am so glad you are here Beth! You have my sympathies for your health issues and my hopes for a very happy new year beside your beautiful pond.
Commented Jan 5, 2022 on Woodpecker New Year at Raven and Sparrow
Woodpecker New Year
On New Year's Day I was walking the dog when I came upon a dead bird in the snow. It was a medium sized woodpecker with high contrast black and white bars and stripes on its back, wings and tail, a bright red head and chest, and a warm yellow belly....a red-breasted sapsucker. These birds are ...
I have never seen a water rail so I had to look it up. What a perky tail and bright orange beak! I hope one day to see one in person. My cousin has just married a Dutchman and taken up residence in Alkmaar. I hope to visit them when all this pandemic stuff lessens and maybe will see a water rail then. I look forward to your observations.
Commented Jan 5, 2022 on Woodpecker New Year at Raven and Sparrow
Woodpecker New Year
On New Year's Day I was walking the dog when I came upon a dead bird in the snow. It was a medium sized woodpecker with high contrast black and white bars and stripes on its back, wings and tail, a bright red head and chest, and a warm yellow belly....a red-breasted sapsucker. These birds are ...
Happy New Year to you as well Saskia!
Commented Jan 5, 2022 on Woodpecker New Year at Raven and Sparrow
Woodpecker New Year
On New Year's Day I was walking the dog when I came upon a dead bird in the snow. It was a medium sized woodpecker with high contrast black and white bars and stripes on its back, wings and tail, a bright red head and chest, and a warm yellow belly....a red-breasted sapsucker. These birds are ...
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