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On Thursday it was TWW, (too windy to work). I had to rinse out what I had set up on Wednesday or it would get too dark or eat through the fabric. (Ah, the choices of a rust dyer) While I was out onside working in the Rust-Tex studio, the wind was whipping the trees around and making that swooshing noise that proceeds a big storm. Sometimes a stick would hit the deck. When I heard a big one land on the driveway, I quickly finished up the rinsing. I put anything that could blow away in the house.
As shown in the picture above I left the cast iron cookware on the table, to catch the rain and develop a deeper layer of rust. I figured if it the wind was strong enough to lift cast iron off the picnic table, the house wouldn't be left standing either. I went into the basement studio to wait out the storm. It passed through very uneventfully. Leaving behind a perfect day for rust-dyeing on Friday. Sadly I never got into the studio. Between garage sailing and cleaning the house for company in the evening there just wasn't any time. Today it is too cold. Maybe tomorrow...
4 comments:
Lois
Glad to see you back and rusting away =-)
I have been looking at my rusty stuff and thinking about moving it outside. Time for me to order more silk and get going...you are an inspiration
Joei
A friend just shared a link to your web site to me this morning! and WOW am I ever glad she did! your work is amazing! I have seen a few rust sits around but you have really made me want to really give it a try! thank so much for sharing your art!
your work is so cool...but I was wondering where you find all of this rusted stuff? I have nothing that's rusted!
Dear Mandi,
Just take a walk near railroad tracks. Or start talking about your desire for rusty stuff to people and they will be glad to give you some. I also find a lot of it at garage sales, especially in the free boxes. Some people actually go to the dump to get rusty stuff. Expand your horizons!!!
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