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Skyway Drive 356

l’arts

Pastoral printer, poised to trace
A motif marked in ragged lace,
Transfix the tints of natural hue
That turned – in acid bath – to blue.
Eclectic craft is my campaign;
Relish the art in the mundane.
Nourish thy soul with “common” sense –
Save “someday” dreams for present-tense.

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Are you one of those people who always thought you’d have art in your house when you grew up, as in a “capital A” Art situation, as in a “someday” scenario? It’s the weirdest thing how we put this time-delay on our lives, when we probably have what we need… now. Made some salad, bam, made some art. And it was fun.

I like that red cabbage dries in various shades of blue, depending on if you boil it in vinegar – acid – or baking powder – base. *NB, people: Red cabbage dye is not colorfast in any way; shifts tint/shade in the presence of another pH – as in, if you dye a shirt and perspire, the color will be…? and it fades like a Tiger Beat crush – so, while it’s fun, it is not forever. Works great on eggshells and as a stamp on paper, though. (The rest are dyed with yellow onion skins and loose-leaf jasmine tea, of all the random things I thought to try.)