Nature Study: A Few More Stripes

Stripes of horizontal branches

Stripes in stacked firewood

Stripes in a semicircle

More semicircular stripes

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Nature Study in Horizontal Stripes 3

The other two studies in horizontal stripes featured sunrises taken from my goat barn. This particular set are sunsets, taken in 2023 from my front yard looking across the street. The problem, of course, is the power lines. But the color is interesting and in easily identifiable stripes. So for this exercise, the power lines are easy to dismiss. They are part of a series taken in chronological order. 

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Nature Study in Horizontal Stripes 2

Maybe a more accurate term is bands of color rather than stripes. I am photographing bands of color as presented by the clouds, the sunrise, and the landscape. Not that bands aren't stripes, but I find myself making a distinction for the design process and how I might translate them into weaving.  

Fog on the field

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Nature Study in Horizontal Stripes 1

I've had a weaving idea percolating in the back of my brain for a couple of years now. But with 2025 pretty much dedicated to house repairs, reconstruction, and remodeling, manifesting that idea has been on hold. But the much anticipated end of the above activities is in sight, when I can at last utilize the room under construction. I'm very much looking forward to organizing that room to make it useful again. 

This nature study is step one. I'm making a collection of photographs that feature bands of color from the sky with visual texture from the tree branches. From there I'll explore weave patterns inspired by those textures. 

These are all sunrises. 

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