Heat Wave

     
 Summer weather has officially arrived in Ghent. Everyone I know is taking shelter at a cafe, local shops, or any place with air conditioning.The Impressed studio has yet to receive this modern gift of A.C. What this weather has brought us is extra quick, extra strong drying power for the kitchen towels I dyed this week. It is fun to pretend that the apartment is actually in some tropical Caribbean city. The bright citrus colors of the towels hanging from the fire escape railings truly add a Carnival kind of feel to the place. Thank you to summer for such lovely musings and free and natural drying methods.

Keep it Clean

        Cotton kitchen towels make for amazing blank canvasses for stamps. The towels perfectly soak up dye colors to create vibrant saturation. After I hand dye or tie dye the towels, I use a fabric friendly ink to stamp them. It is fun to create sets of two towels and make each set have a common theme. Recent inspirations for my themed towels are song writing I have been doing, and the exciting OpSail exhibition that happened last week here in Norfolk. Many more themes and colors to come. I would love to know what themes everyone has in their kitchens. That way, I could create special sets for everyone.    

 

 

Crowning Glory

           Sometimes a gal needs a head dress to make her feel glorious. On those days when I want to pick my spirits up, it helps to play a little bit of dress up. You would be surprised how light you will feel just by rocking something colorful. Also,on humid days, like the ones we have in Norfolk, a head band like this can be pretty handy to control wild locks. Featured in this post are a few pictures of the head dresses I created using scraps from the tie dye projects I did a couple weeks ago. If you are interested in getting your hands on these little babies, you can kind them at Kitsch!

**Alright Kings and Queens, until next post, stay glorious!**