There is no better cure for world weariness than a day at home

Paper collage in timid beginnings

The last two days have been quite productive. I have spent my time cleaning out the corner of the studio (didn't give up on quite as much 'I can ebay that' stuff as I would've liked to...) but I did give four boxes of stuff to charity. I dyed quite a bit of stuff including some factory-made vintage felt; when you dye that stuff, it gets a real organic feel to it, as if you'd made it from scratch. Lovely.

I used a dye that my friend had given me- a commercial strength deep green. Talk about colour! I'm so used to the Dylon and its half-hearted attempts, and Rit is pretty good even if it does give up the ghost too quick, but this stuff was great! I used it to dye all those 'problem' slips that never seem to catch the colour- one came out very mottled and drippy. I have a good stock of clothes that are ready to be altered now, but I'm not looking at them until I move- I'm not allowed to start anymore projects!

Which is probably why I started some paper collages while I rested. *sigh* Well they are little things, for a package to a new friend, so it's not like I'm starting anything I'll never finish...