New Things Fibonacci

NO, the cats aren't fibonacci. They have new cubes. The runner is the fibonacci experiment.

Datura, Angel's Trumpet, Etc...

My datura are very happy right now. They are blooming like crazy. There are many names for this beautiful plant, Angel's trumpet, Datura stramonium, known by the common names jimson weed, devil's trumpet, devil's weed,thorn apple, tolguacha, Jamestown weed, stinkweed,locoweed, pricklyburr, devil's cucumber, hell's bells, moonflower ^[1] and, in South Africa, malpitte and mad seeds, is a common weed in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family.

The plants smell like tobacco and produce a lovely flower. All parts of the plants are poisonous and have been known to cause death in extreme cases of overuse. Lovely to look at though. I hope they volunteer again next year.rumpet flower is often found in home gardens and is known for its distinct fragrance. Well I have purple datura and the white moonflower kind. They smell like tobacco and the flowers are beautiful. I had the white one volunteer this summer and I got the purple at a garden center near here.

Fresh Off the Loom!

The light and the textures make a real difference in how this runner is perceived. What at first seemed like 5 color blocks turned into much more as I wove. There really is a sense of "personality of it's own" with this yarn. I am especially fond of the curls in the natural part and the striations of natural color.



I am very happy with the way this runner turned out. The textures and colors are indicative of the different changes I see in the desert and mountains of New Mexico. To me the deep blues and purples represent the early evening shadow that one sees along the bottom of the sunsets out by the Rio Grande Gorge.

Transitional

Dog Days of summer they say. It has been over 100 degrees here where I live for at least the past six weeks. Yesterday was the first day of a break at 97. This morning early some rain finally came. All around the trees were dying or going dormant already and the grass was long past gone. As I stepped out the front door this morning everything looked as if it were drinking in the precious moisture.The morning glories held their heads up high and the datura were pristine in the light of a cloudy morning. They say more is on the way. I hope Fall is not too far behind... The new work on the loom reflects the seasonal changes coming. Transitional was the word when I was in another business a thousand years ago...

On the Wall and Onward

At last, my latest made it off the loom and onto the wall of my office/studio. It did not make it to New Mexico for the Ghost Ranch show. I am kind of glad since I am enjoying looking at it and my walls seem bare over here. I am loving working with this Lincoln yarn. It is entirely different than the other yarns I normally use for a wall hanging or weaving a rug. Tapetes de Lana in Moro, New Mexico is a wonderful place to spend some time watching the process of the wool spun to a delightful product such as this. Go visit them if you have the chance. You will be glad you did.

Fresh Off the Loom

I had my doubts when I started this, but as it rolled off of the loom I was pretty happy with it. I am going to have to name this one something like "My New Mexico". I am counting the days until we leave next Friday. I can't wait to see my friends in New Mexico and feel those 50 degree nights.

On the Loom

Well, I have finally figured out a plan to get this weaving off of the loom and up on the wall. I start and then I have a better idea. So much has happened this month that everything, including my sense of color is all mixed up. Onward, and I already can't wait to put the next one on the warp.