Wild Goose Chase

 Allow me to start this off with an obvious fact: I should have probably ironed this first! But alas, sometimes there's an amazing break in the weather and you just have to rush outside with whatever you were considering photographing.

 All hand sewn, dyed and printed by hand. I think it took around 15 or so hours of hands-on work to complete.

 It has all of the necessities; low-waste pattern, cute pleating and contrasting pockets. There needs to be more pockets. In everything.

 Little details are important to me. All 28 pleats were sewn in with either stars or moons.

 Originally I wanted to have the big dipper across the chest, but the colors didn't set as well as I had hoped. It turned into a good excuse to use my favorite lino block so I'll never complain.

 I should probably note that I didn't use any mordant, but the purple kale worked really well, as did red cabbage for the soft cream at the bottom.

All in all this is a very functional dress (can't wait to wear it at the farmers market, so if you're on Bainbridge island keep an eye out!) and I really cannot wait to make the next one.

We went to Mount Townsend and lamented the lack of dragons

Had there been dragons this hike probably would have been a tad bit more dangerous. But whatever. They would have fit perfectly.

 Ariel and I both realized that we're a little out of shape despite working hard on a farm. There will be lots more running and biking for me in the future...

 A lot of these photos have inspired experimenting with line drawings with marker and watercolor to be added after the original pen drawing... Had I brought my sketchbook with me it would have taken all day to get to the top as opposed to the 2.5 hours it actually did.

 We were even pleasantly surprised with a bit of snow near the top!

Upcoming: I photographed the dress I sewed ages ago! I'll have those up tomorrow, followed at some point by sketchbook stuff, some larger pieces (both gifts so I've been hesitant to post them just in case), and in early July a large fabric project that's been taking shape (also a gift, be patient).
Until I am "resting" and sketching, if anyone is interested in introducing dragons into the Olympics let me know, I'd love to chat ;)

Remnant

A work in progress. Need to find words to match and how to present this exploration of finishing what you start and the idea of "all you need is here"...

Adventures

 A few of us went to Dungeness Spit yesterday as the weather was wonderful and we all had a good market day Saturday.

 Already beginning murmers of a plan to return and this time make it to the light house.

 And again I am reminded of how glad I am that I took this huge leap of faith- moving across the country to a state where I don't know anyone.

 I've been loving every minute of my time here, although it feels like it's been going by quickly.

 We found this on the way. I wonder what they meant by "had"...

 We also found ancient artifacts carved into an upright driftwood tree.

 We had the Olympics on one side, Cascades on the other and a sun above us (perfect day)

Things to expect: ruminations of "Remnant," a dress made completely from scratch, experiments with natural dyes and eventually Star Tree and the Cabin by the Creek.