To encourage staining on the tree cloths I made up a tannic acid solution.... ...and sponged it on the cloths while they were wrapped...

Over the months I checked the sheets for signs of staining.Animals continued to run up and down this cedar trunk....  ...moving the sheet...

On my tutor's advice I wrapped another set of 4 trees with bed sheets. Arbutus Tying the sheet on with a hand made jute twine. The Maple...

My BA(Hons) studies resumed again in September. I told my tutor, Sarah Burgess, of my decision to continue with the tree cloths for...

Arbutus Maple Douglas-fir Cedar

Throughout this term of my studies I had continued to move along about 8 other dialogues out in the forest that I had established during...

The obvious response was to repair and mend the holes and tears in the tree cloths. Mending techniques by their nature aim to be...

I am at the stage in my dialogue with the trees where it is my turn to respond. I need to make a mark reflecting the development of my...

After noticing Cedar stems left a print on cotton, I decided to make a dye with them. I collected windfall branches, cut them into small...

After washing and ironing the eco-printed samples... ..i found them uninspiring. This Cedar stem showed the most potential as a dye...

The tree cloths were inside, now it was my turn to respond in this ongoing dialogue. Perhaps I could add more marks on the cloths using...

In March 2011, after 14 months, I took the tree cloths off the trees, laid them on the grass to dry then brought them inside. They were...

By November 1st snow and cooler temperatures slowed down the rate of staining on the tree cloths. In the darkness under the Cedar tree...

Within a few weeks, the cloth wrapped around the Cedar was rearranged by fauna running up and down the sloping trunk. I didn't touch the...

I have been rather quiet on my blog this past month or so because I have had my head down stitching. I am working on my final work for a...

Cellular Automata; Rule 110 Cellular Automata: Rule 30These are the 2 works I entered in this year's faculty exhibition.They were...

This evening we went to the opening of the Victoria College of Art faculty show at the Cedar Hill Gallery 10 faculty members are showing...

What is the link between the Canada's Bay of Fundy and England's River Thames? image above - Bay of Fundy on a blustery day Bay...

For the past 3 weeks the VCA textile students have been learning about colour by dyeing.Kati has produced a wide range of different...

The students have dyed their fabrics a 2nd time, adding complementary colours to their analogous palettes.Esther's 1st dye layer is shown...