Okay, I am officially inspired by the lithographs at the Amon Carter Museum by Leon Polk Smith. What appeals to me is the idea of using paper and a pair of scissors to create designs. I’m not saying that’s what Smith did, just that I could. I really enjoyed doing that for the piece that I call Journey, 
and I should probably use that concept more often. So, in that regard, this exhibit inspired me to cut more! For Journey, I used the cutouts enlarged, warts and all, for the cartoon, perhaps another indication that I need to “let loose.”
You can see more pictures of Smith’s work here and read about him here.
The top two pictures are pieces that are based on gradations of color. I’ve been doing some playing with gradations and Color Schemer, using the snip tool to make little pictures of each possibility. The one above is purely gratuitous and does not fit in with the rest, but I like the middle colors. Sometimes the colors achieved in going from one color to the next are not exactly wonderful. Below are some ideas, starting with a pale yellow and moving all the way to the same yellow again. Maybe a total of four pieces? A big dyeing project but doable. I would have liked to put these side by side, but Blogger doesn’t like that, so here they are parading from top to bottom. Is there a favorite?
Today is warping day. I am hoping that I can replace the counter that came on the warping wheel with one that I got from Grainger’s. If not, I will have to see if my brain will cooperate and keep up with the revolutions of the wheel. I couldn’t seem to keep up with the revolutions of the warp beam, which was the whole purpose of getting the wheel. A conundrum!
