Category Archives: Art

Brown Tie-Dye

With my west coast cousin and fellow blogger and fiber artist coming this way for a big birthday celebration, I decided to make her a tie-dye T-shirt. Lee’s a quilter and her favorite color is brown, so that set the … Continue reading

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Summer of Tie-Dye

After making a dozen or tie-dye shirts in January, I said I would have to be wearing a lot of tie-dye this summer. I can now report that that goal was accomplished. I knew I had achieved success when I … Continue reading

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Unsophisticated Art Review: 10 by 10

I imagine a lot of art pieces start with a single good idea and get expanded with supporting content that isn’t as good as the original idea. In the “10 by 10″ format, each of the ten plays is only … Continue reading

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Unsophisticated Art Review: Red Stick Ramblers

I can definitely recommend the Red Stick Ramblers from New Orleans after seeing them play Saturday night at the Carrboro Arts Center. They put on a very lively show with many original songs plus a few standards. The crowd was … Continue reading

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More Tie Dye

The extra ten t-shirts weren’t going to hold up for long with the soda ash on them, and fortunately Beth opened up her tie-dye studio/kitchen for a marathon dying session. It takes longer than expected to fold and tie the … Continue reading

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Tie Dye Lesson

Saturday, Beth and I traveled to Saxapahaw for a tie-dying session with fabric artist Jean Cerasani who teaches classes at the local Carrboro ArtsCenter among other places. I learned quite a bit and dyed four shirts, three of which turned … Continue reading

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Unsophisticated Art Review – Steven Wright

Comic Steven Wright performed at Durham’s Carolina Theatre last week as part of his When the Leaves Blow Away tour. I’ve been a fan for a long time and saw him perform in Chapel Hill about 20 years ago. His … Continue reading

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