Silk & Seals

In November I took a photo of seals on the pier in Santa Cruz. It was sunset and the light was shiny on their silver blue bodies, the reflection of an orange sky was such a lovely contrast. Yesterday I dyed silk organza in indigo, using a shibori technique of pole wrapping.  When I pulled the pleated silk out of the dye pot it reminded me of the seals. The blue over a chocolate brown, blending from one color to the other in the light. This is why I am attracted to natural dyes.