Windy day

It wasn't my plan to do much dyeing at the moment, I don't know what to do with all the fabric I already have.
But yesterday I got together with a couple of friends and we did some eco dyeing. I took along some hollyhock flowers as they looked so gorgeous in the garden and I had used them before. I just over-dyed a scarf that I had done previously. It has not turned out all that well. The colour is ok but I used contact with the petals and the patches of colour are a bit regular because of the way I folded it. It is ok but not beautiful.

Today the weather has been very windy, a HOT wind, and one of the plants split. Not being able to leave them to just go in the compost heap, I have put the flowers in a vase in the hopes that I will be inspired to do some more dyeing in the very near future. I may even over-dye the same scarf, see if I can make it more to my liking.

I am actually hoping to do some tapestry weaving soon. I did buy some yarn while I was away, concentrating on the autumn colours, intending to use one of my pictures as inspiration.

But mother nature has spoken (or blown) and so I will have to consider some more dyeing.

autumn in New York

I will continue to post some images for a while yet  - I have so many.

The newest theme is the autumn colours. It is of particular interest to me because we do not have the total deciduous tree landscape that they have, so we don't get the amount of colour.

I arrived in early October and the leaves in Central Park were mostly green with some colour starting to show.

By the beginning of November, the colour was starting to appear more strongly.

And by the time I left, autumn was well and truly showing. In fact, winter seemed to be approaching - if you looked at the plants. But look at the people and you can see that it was unseasonably warm! Not that I was complaining!!

Talking about good use of space ...

The Highline is a very interesting walk you can do. It used to be an above-ground rail but has been converted into a garden space.

One of the interesting things about it was that the plantings had been designed to look like some of the self-sewn areas that had developed, it is much less controlled than other planted areas in New York (Central Park excepted, of course).

There was also an interesting juxtaposition of natural shapes and the man-made, geometric shapes.

And I couldn't resist taking this photo from the walk - another example of using all the space available.

Lots more patterns!

I am home again and have taken over 1300 photos!  Luckily for you, I am not going to post all of them.

But I will put up some of them. I was so taken by all the lines, curls, circles, etc. New York is soooo geometric. And so contained - by this I mean that there are a lot (!) of buildings, windows, doorways, etc. They make lines all around you.

So here are a few more pictures that I hope will inspire me to produce some work, sometime.

I loved the way the roots of the tree were moving along the spaces between the stones. 

This was a small design along the edge of a flower bed. Even the flower beds were very regulated, the bushes appeared to have been grown in pots till they were flowering and then planted in very regulated rows. Unfortunately, I didn't find them inspiring enough to take photos. 

 New York makes good use of all the space, so you are often under constructions, where there are yet more patterns and lines.

I can't see your comments.

A friend has told me that she has commented on my recent post but I can't see it. I am using The Blogger app and it doesn't seem to have the capability. 

You'll have to wait till I return for commenting. Sorry.

However, it was a beautiful day today and I took lots (!!) of pictures while walking across the Brooklyn Bridge. I was very taken with the cables and the designs they made. It seems as if my recent design course has had a lasting impact. 

          

          

          

          

More Geometric Patterns

Moving around the city, I continue to see many geometric shapes and repeat patterns. 

               

                  

As you walk around, you don't see some of the really interesting architecture because it is high up but also near, so you have to actually look up deliberately. This can be tricky in a busy city!

Seeing Patterns

I have been visiting friends in New York and  having a lovely time wandering about. One thing I have noticed is the very geometric background everywhere you look.

Another theme is the repeated patterns that are everywhere.

I am constantly reminded of doodles and similar repeated patterns. Now all I have to do is use some of these observations for inspiration.