These fabrics & muka pieces are from the Tawa* leaf dye-bath we made in March 2021.
​We used the same cotton fabrics as the other dyebaths of this seasons explorations.
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​Beautiful, soft, gentle shades of honey-yellow which shifted to greens after being in the paru.

. . . . and then of course there was a piece of silk that went in, ha - couldn't resist !

& now that it's May & i {think} know it's time to stop.

I thought i would stop a couple of weeks ago but then we gathered more Hīnau leaves & paru to do one final thing . . .  and then i couldn't bear the thought of wasting the dyebath nor the paru & now its May 9th, it's cold, it's raining & my heart (& hands) are asking why ?! Why did you keep going ?!

I'll tell you about the 'final thing' in another post - right now I need a cuppa 

mā te wā
​xxx

Kawakawa dreams of a time when the forest returns

​she is patient
she holds her ground
& she waits

she provides homes for insects
she feeds birds who visit her
& in return they bring her other’s seeds

which fall to the ground beneath her

​seedlings grow
under her & around her
​over her & above her

so she recedes
becomes the forest floor
nourishing as she yields

& in a clearing at the edge of the forest a tiny black seed knows it’s time . . .

I have donated Kawakawa Dreaming to an Art & Creative Auction which is raising money to be donated to the Red Cross Australia Fire Relief fund.

The auction is being organised by Ruth Ribeaucourt & will be held on Instagram at Ruth's account @Ruthribeaucourt. I’m going to suggest you follow this link to her page for the latest event update.
The auction is scheduled to run between Jan 10th to Jan 12th 2020.
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Currently, approximately 250 creatives, from 25 countries, have donated works or services.

It feels good to part of a global event which has the potential to make a difference on the ground (pun intended) &, also to know Kawakawa's dreams can come true.

Please support in what ever way you able

Arohanui
Sal x 

Spirals, it seems, are a universal symbol & are represented in all our creative practices & although we each diversified our media for this exhibition, interestingly, we chose to create our spirals in what could be regarded as our 'signature media & technique'.