today in Portland my recycled yarn water-filtered
in honor of the PDX rain (15″ to date this 2014)
Throwback Thursday April 3, 2014
Getting a new design together meant a trip to the sink for some perfect sample yarn that was lingering in the wings stalled and sad.
On the way to fabulous: discovered my old show rack was the perfect size and height to dry the yarn at just the right distance from a soft heat source…
Bountiful Fridays v.3 March 14, 2014
And today, is the perfect day, for a little pay-it-forward…
Adding a little spice to the sugar, today we invite you on a little trip…
Earlier this year, the lovely Michele Bernstein helped us on our photoshoot of TAURIEL in the forestry magic of Laurelhurst Park and this week wrote about it on her blog.
I had a great time working with Michele – she helped me with a huge reflector and did what I call “dotting the i’s & crossing the t’s”: making sure there were no weird clothing glitches or shadows or other stuff that the photographer has a hard time keeping track of in the middle of the fast paced work!
It was a challenging shoot – the light was soft and atmospheric – very overcast, meaning Nature’s Softbox was helping us get a really pretty diffused look.
But it was also very moist out – actually started raining and that was a “hidden” drawback. In my last two photo shoots, dealing with intermittent rain and heavy humidity has been very challenging. When you shoot outside, there’s usually nowhere to hide and you just have to keep going.
Something new I found that happens is the model blinks much more than when it’s dry out! So next time, I need to take a few more shots to fool Mr. Rain!
Read Michele’s post here at PDXKnitterati where we’re giving away a copy of the pattern. Comment and join the fun!