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This is my scribble cloth, that I used to test a few calligraphy pens with the soymilk-based pigment paint. Looks messy, and like something I wouldn’t want to show anyone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Scribble cloth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then as I was sorting through my samples, I saw this one and I thought – I don’t remember doing that, it looks interesting. Turns out it’s the back of my scribble cloth. Keep this in mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Back of scribble cloth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We walked yesterday in the forest. It was cold, windy and sunny. The surface underfoot was so variable. Snowy, wet, muddy, leaf-covered, pine needle-covered and soft, icy, woody (bog bridges), root-covered. I found it fun noticing the type of surface I was stepping on and how it felt, how I reacted. And I was thinking about cloth. Then I was thinking – what if I could translate these underfoot sensations into the surface of the cloth? Or the look of the forest floor – this light frosting of snow everywhere. Could I replicate it with the soy painted cloth? Could I make a surface that looked like leaves, mud, icy patches, tree roots? Turkey tracks on the side of the road? Inspiring. I took a few photos because this type of snow disappears so quickly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Light snow frosting on forest floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Small hump in the soil, mossy and with a little snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Obeah<\/strong> – A kind of sorcery practiced especially in the Caribbean<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I encountered this word, obeah, that I’ve never seen before, twice in one day in totally different contexts. Isn’t that strange? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One was in an article about spirituality in Jamaica in the New York Times.<\/em> There were lots of photos including one of an obeah man’s altars. The second was in a book review of Wide Sargasso Sea<\/em>, by Jean Rhys. It described the obeah practice of Christophine, a character in the story. I haven’t read the book, but I think I should. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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