deep breaths. that's what i have to do when i start thinking of all i have to do...and get stressed out...which is pretty much a constant now. the past week has been crazy crazy with projects for my graduate school. one thing i appreciate our school is that there are no tests, but projects, a view to a more holistic process of assessment and showing your learning.
my winter quarter ends tomorrow...and i still have a project to finish and presentation to make final preparations for...
i know...i shouldnt procrastinate...but i havent!! :) there has been so many things going on (huge things/events!) in my life these last 4 months, i cant believe it! engagement, school, projects, flying to indy to visit jared/preparing myself for jared to leave/marriage!!!!! (yeah!!!), short honemoon, catch up on school......and im here.
i say all this not for a pity party...just sharing a bit with you about how my life has been. jared and i sometimes talk about how different our lifestyles have been and are from each other...even in the 4 or so years when we were apart and not dating or anything...yet, God still brought us together and weaved all of our experiences and is using them, as He will continue to use them for His glory. that brings a smile to my face :)
so...even though i am a stressed out crazy girl....i have been enjoying some of my projects!! one thing about me, is that i love doing experiments and trying new things that are unique in general. so, for my art project, i experimented with natural dyes. i knit a scarf, and boiled up a pot of fresh soil for about 3.5 hours. it turned out well, but not as dark as i imagined. other things i dyed the scarf with were: grass (12 hours), moss (8 hours) and stinging nettle (2 hours). it was very interesting to see what kind of stains each element would leave. each natural element left a favorite part with me...so i cant say which was my favorite..but i want to experiment with more natural dyes such as beets and other produce items.
another project entailed creating a school. we were put into groups and given some guidelines to create our own visionary school. it was a challenging process...but it ended well. as my group was finishing up for our presentation plans, i thought of the idea to make shirts ( i was half way joking...but liked the idea..thinking everyone would reject my idea :)) but my friend and i went with the idea.....and got all of our members shirts (we used previously owned shirts). so we got some sweet images from a book, i wrote the title, "rooted in growth" which was our school name. they turned out really well...and everyone in our class wanted one too!! my friend and i also were inspired from this shirt making project to sell them at a Seattle's farmers market!! which is totally a dream of mine.....:):) which my husband is becoming increasingly more aware of my love for markets of all kinds :)ok, so...... :) there is a little glimpse into my life.....back to work....or maybe sleep would be better.
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Eileen, I grow iris bulbs and cut the blooms in the spring to bring indoors. As the buds wilt, they leek a dark inkish liquid. that might make a good dye. i have used it to stain paper for stationery and to decorate paper. it is fun to experiment with all of this!
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