Searching for Roy G Biv #4: Green Update #7

I must have a severe case of Spring Fever! I've lost all track of time (read here)! I had great plans to get outside and photograph the new GREEN leaves that are beginning to burst out from the trees. I thought I had another week...ha!

So I'm back to the photo archives...for now. Here are some of my favorite photos from my trip to Virginia Beach last June. My friend, Laura, and I happened upon the Crezia Covington Reed Lotus Garden on our journey out to a state park. Earlier in the day, there was a light rain. The lotus leaves captured and pooled the drops...it just took my breath away...

I hope that you will join in and share your GREEN photos. Leave a comment here (and starting over the weekend, you can also leave a comment over at Jennifer Coyne Qudeen's blog) and I'll link to your blog post. Since we're getting a late start this month, I'll continue to update through Sunday, April 19th.

Fiona at Paper Ponderings has a wonderful quote about the balance between happiness and sadness. Here's a bit of it: "Happiness is like a tree going into the sky, and sadness is like the roots going down into the womb of the earth. Both are needed, and the higher a tree goes, the deeper it goes, simultaneously. The bigger the tree, the bigger will be its roots. In fact, it is always in proportion. That’s its balance.” She includes for her GREEN a forest full of trees. I can just imagine their roots...

Lisa at arzigogolare has photos of her "encounter" with the GREEN rosettes of the cicorino verde. 

ELFI has some delightful GREENS...from a closeup of a leaf to some crazy chameleon graffiti!


Sue and Elizabeth of PGFiber2Art alternate GREEN finds with some of their lovely GREEN screened fabrics. Love that frog!

Fran at At the End of the Day, says, "I don't have to search"! GREEN is around her every season of the year! 

Mary Ann at Blue Sky Dreaming is, "Dreaming in Green", this month! She has a selection of her cloth and mixed media works...love all those different GREENS!

Roxanne at Ideas in Cloth is inspired by the GREEN (Greenspiration!) items in her home. Love the pug quilt! 

Linda at Linda Stokes Textile Artist has some lush Australian GREENS. 

Sharmon Davidson has some transformative GREENS.

Eric at CERULEAN has some leafy GREENS. 

Margaret at Charlton Stitcher has some English country GREENS.

Maya at Take Diversion has some yummy GREENS. 

Jennifer has finally made it to the party (YAY!)! Back from Jamaica (with a tan, no doubt). Enjoy her eclectic selection of GREENS!



Here are the dates for Searching for ROY G BIV Round #4 -2015 (the colors of the rainbow and beyond!):
May 21: Blue
June 18: Indigo
July 16: Violet
August 20: Brown
September 17: Metallic Gold
October 15: Gray
November 19: Pink
December17: Blogger's Choice

Roy Reminder....Green...TOMORROW!!!

How can it possible be that tomorrow is the third Thursday of April! Here I thought I had another week but no it IS in fact tomorrow. So...here is your very late reminder that tomorrow's color is GREEN.

For those of you scratching your heads going...huh?...Jennifer Coyne Qudeen and I have a monthly blog hop searching for the colors of the rainbow (and beyond). Each month focuses on a color. We ask that you post some photos on your blog that highlight GREEN this month and either leave a comment here or on Jennifer's blog. We'll link to yours and others so you can see all the amazing varieties of GREEN. It's always a colorful treat so hope that you join in.

I may be a bit late myself...I teach a class this evening... and Jennifer is away with spotty internet (she won't be posting until the weekend) so we'll be extending the time to receive your entries to at least Sunday, April 19th at midnight (Eastern USA time). Let's hope we can all get caught up by then :)!

Looking forward to seeing lots of GREEN tomorrow.

Searching for Roy G Biv III: Green Update #5

It's the third Thursday of the month and time to search for this month's color-- GREEN.

I had some wonderful helpers this month. My nieces and nephew turned the search into a treasure hunt...scouring my Mom's house for GREEN items. We got a bit imaginative, even attempting to take a photo through a kaleidoscope!

I hope that you'll join in the fun. Post up to five GREEN photos on your blog and leave a comment here or on Jennifer's blog so we can link back to your post. I'll be updating through Saturday.

 Be sure to check out Jennifer's blog post for more GREEN wonders.
Fiona at Paper Ponderings contemplates contentment and a lush GREEN garden.
Maya at Million Little Stitches has some interesting and appetizing GREENS this month.
Sharmon at True Adventures of an Art Addict has some grateful-for-spring GREENS.
Margaret at Charlton Stitcher has organic GREEN lines this month.
Lisa at arzigogolare has Florentine GREENS...love the gelato in mid-drip and the ever-changing Arno.
Jill at Recycled Daze is juggling blog hops! See her postcards and GREEN photos...love those cabbages!
Mary Ann at Blue Sky Dreaming has some arty GREENS as well as a plan for a new spring hairstyle featuring GREEN!

A late but worthwhile entry from Susan at Flying Dog Studio...spring GREENS inspired some beautiful works from her studio...check it out!

Roy is Coming! Get Going with Green

Can it possibly be that time of the month! I totally missed my reminder to you about Searching for Roy! Thank goodness Jennifer is on the ball.

This month's color is GREEN and this Thursday is the day to post up to five green photos on your blog for our monthly blog hop. If you post, don't forget to leave a comment here or on Jennifer's blog so we can link back to your photos. Good luck on your search. Green's a great color for this time of year...I know I've been longing for it for the last couple of months!

Roy Winner Chosen and Reminder About Another Drawing for Free Fabric

Carving a block for my next Newsletter.

First...congratulations go to ....Fiona! Believe it or not, Fiona has been playing along with Jennifer and me from the start and has NEVER won. Fiona, I was very happy to see my husband unfold the piece of paper with your name on it. Please send me an email (threadborn@gmail.com) with your mailing address and I will get the fabric off to you soon.

Detail of the Green Challenge fabric.

Thank you to all who played along this month. I always find it so inspirational to see where the search for each month's color leads you. Such an amazing variety speaks to each of our unique viewpoints.

The next installation of the Search is Thursday, June 20th and the color, of course, is BLUE.

And now for a  reminder about another fabric drawing coming up on May 22nd. I am offering a packet of four fat quarters of coffee dyed fabric with black block printing.

Fabrics for the May 22nd drawing. You have to be a subscriber and send me an email to be eligible.

To find out more about this drawing see the last issue of Julie B Booth Surface Design News.

I'm back in the studio again today finishing up some carved blocks and printing fabric for the next issue (Issue#13) of the Newsletter which comes out next weekend.

Off to Savannah tomorrow to visit with my parents. I'll be bringing along some painted and printed fabrics. Lots of squares need to be cut for a new art piece.

Searching for Roy G Biv II: Green Update #3

Love this little green bird on her green perch.

Green fence and shadows.

Soft greens from a neighborhood walk.

Luminous green.

Luscious green grapes from the Farmer's Market at the Ferry Building, San Francisco.

Green tomatoes also from the Farmer's Market at the Ferry Building, San Francisco.

It's that time of the month again! Time to post your photos for this month's Search for Roy G Biv (the colors of the rainbow). As you can see this month's color is GREEN.

To play along just post some GREEN photos by midnight, Saturday, May 18th (Eastern USA time) and make a comment here. I will link back to your blog or  website or Flickr. If you have none of those, feel free to email me (threadborn@gmail) with your photos and I will post them here.

Looking forward to seeing all the variety (remember, tints and shades encouraged!) of GREENS today.

Here again is this month's Challenge fabric. The drawing will be on Sunday, May 19th. In order for your name to go into the hat, you must play along.

Be sure to take a look at my Roy co-host (or is it cohort?!) Jennifer's blog for D.C. GREENS.

Kim at Letting in the Light has created a lovely bit of GREEN.

Fiona at Paper Ponderings is pondering a great Picasso quote and abstract GREEN this month.

Some lovely organic GREENS from Margaret over at Charlton Stitcher. 

Maya at Million Little Stitches has a selection of hot summer GREENS. 

Lisa at arzigogolare has some edible psychedelic fractal GREENS (perfectly legal!). GREEN Part 2 features getting up close and personal with olive trees...with a Part 3 yet to come!

Deb at saltbushstitch has some gorgeous sea glass GREENS.

Searching for Roy G Biv Reminder

Detail of green Challenge fabric.

Yes, believe it or not this Thursday is the next installment of the Searching for Roy G Biv (the colors of the rainbow) Challenge! Green is the color this month. For those of you who haven't played along before, click here for more information.

As usual, I will be offering a chance to win a Challenge fabric. This month's fabric is made with a Confectioner's sugar resist followed by a layer of printing.

Green Challenge fabric.

 Looking forward to seeing lots of green on Thursday!

This month's Roy winner is...

The winner of this month's Roy G Biv fabric is:

Congratulations, Ersi!
Please contact me at threadborn@gmail.com with your mailing address.

Just a reminder:
Issue #4 of Julie B Booth Surface Design News will be coming out next Saturday, August 25 at 8:00 AM Eastern USA time. If you'd like to sign up, see the sign up box in the top of the right hand column. There is also an archive of past issues of the newsletter, if you'd like to catch up on the News.

I'll be off teaching this week. An overnight in Bel Air, Maryland and a workshop teaching a small group of weavers about resists on fabric using some common household materials.

Savannah Greens

I'm on the last leg of my journey back to Northern Virginia.

Yesterday, I escorted my parents back from our Maine trip down to their home in Savannah.

So, this morning's walk included some Savannah greens.

The Roy G Biv Challenge continues through today until midnight, USA eastern time.

Searching for Roy G Biv Challenge: GREEN

Some GREEN brought to you from Maine:

And the Challenge Fabric...

Printed with carved turnip and green pepper

To join in the fun just post up to five GREEN photos on your blog, website or Flickr page and leave a comment here. I will continue to update this post throughout the day with a link to your photos. If you do not have a blog, website or Flickr page and still wish to play along, I will be happy to post your photos. Leave a comment with your email address and I will be in touch.

The Challenge will continue until midnight, Saturday, August 18th Eastern Time USA. Drawing for the Green Challenge Fabric will be on Sunday, August 19th. Remember to be eligible to win the Challenge Fabric, you must play along.

Also be sure to visit Jennifer's blog for more GREEN.

Fiona at Paper Ponderings has a beautiful quote about patience from Rilke and photo of a Japanese garden...such lovely greens!

More greens over at  Arzigogolare. Lisa outdid herself as always with beautiful water reflections, luscious plums and a GREEN trip through Venice.

More fabulous beasty greens here at ersimarina.

Can't wait to see all those GREEN posts!

A few more GREEN additions from Joan S--thanks, Joan!:

Green from the Rainforest exhibit at the National Zoo, Washington, D. C.

Green from the Rainforest exhibit at the National Zoo, Washington, D. C.

Southwest USA green

Southwest USA green

Roy Reminder: Green

Robbin's Maine garden bouquet

ARE YOU GREEN?
(excerpts from the World English Dictionary)
Noun:
1. any of a group of colors that lie between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum in the wavelength range 575-500 nanometers.
2. a small area of grassland, esp in the center of a village
3. an area of ground used for a purpose: a putting green
4. plural: edible leaves and stems of certain plants eaten as vegetables
5. plural: freshly cut branches of ornamental trees used as decoration.
6. a person, esp a politician, who supports environmental issues
7. slang: money
8. slang: marijuana of low quality

Adjective:
1. of the color green
2. vigorous, not faded
3. envious or jealous
4. immature, unsophisticated or gullible
5. fresh, raw or unripe
6. unhealthily pale in appearance

Jennifer and I will be playing the Searching for Roy G Biv Challenge next Thursday, August 16. Hope you will join us this month. Click here for the rules. As usual, I will be giving away a specially designed piece of my printed fabric in the challenge color...but you have to play to be eligible. Come on...it's fun!

I'm off to Savannah to pick up my folks and head up to Maine for the family reunion...I can smell the sea air...