PLATTER OF PALE YELLOW ROSES

When it comes to blank white china, this is one of my favorites.  These Yellow Wild Roses were painted to be a very pale yellow, because I wanted a frame of a warm gray rim.  Yellow and gray are a complementary color combination and it is unique.

NEON SOCK YARN

2nd dye job:  Only 2 colors used, pink and yellow.  The yellow ran into the pink and orange was the result.  This was the plan.  Thinking the colors too neon I knitted up a swatch in order to see how the colors would appear dispersed throughout the knitting.  I am pleased, but I am considering over-dye to calm it down. The sock yarn is an inspiration to my knitting, because so many of the sock yarns, that are not custom dyed, are too conservative for my idea of fun in a sock. I love dying the yarn, now I want to knit with it, and produce a one of a kind happy look  pair of socks.  BUT, for whom?

First Yarn Dye Job 3rd pic

Talking about living and learning..............sigh.............I published the dye job in reverse progression.   

Isn't this 550 yard ball of hand dyed wool yarn beautiful.  

Any suggestions what this yarn could be made up in?  

I should name it too.

I encourage all of you to go take a lesson on dying your own yarn, this is very satisfying.  The class was inexpensive and being lead by a knowledgeable teacher, at my LYS, made the process so much easier than doing it on my own at home.  She had everything laid out and gave a short lecture and then we jumped in and did the deed. 

First Yarn Dye Job 2nd pic

Looking closely you can see the areas of "halo color" that will stall the use of this wool yarn, but I am still thrilled with the beauty.  Visible is the spiral fiber that drew me to this yarn.

Live and learn. 

I started teaching China Painting in 1978. The art of painting on porcelain china comes from a desire to have beautiful art for my home, and to have lovely pieces to leave to my family, one day.   The china is painted on several times,then fired in the very hot kiln, causing the glaze to soften and receive the paint deep into it's mystery and then it is cooled very slowly.  The depth of the subject, the perspective and different shades are achieved with consecutive paintings and firings.  The Wild Rose is a favorite of china painters, as are all Roses.  In my classes the first subject painted is the Pink Wild Rose.