Open Thread – Likin’ the Lichen
29 05 2009
There’s just something about lichen that’s so….lichable. This combination of lichens is not unusual around here, and can be found covering large rocks at higher elevations above tree line. Photographed up close, they transform into beautiful abstract images that are positively artistic.
Enjoy the shiny new open thread!
May 29th, 2009 at 2:00 PM
Another “what the he-double toothpick was she thinking” for Alaskans. It was too quiet this week so she tuned up her twitterbug a little – you know, it’s all about her anyway – Colbert who?
May 29th, 2009 at 2:02 PM
Isabella – the Governor is looking very cheeky.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:03 PM
“ADN probably made sure it was ok with the Pentagon.”
LMAO @ the image someone at ADN being a responsible journalist.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Alaskan Sisu Says “Isabella – the Governor is looking very cheeky.”
She looks like a bloated cow.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:05 PM
UPDATE: WHAT A RELIEF! We are pleased to relate to you all that a Palin spokeswoman tells Ben Smith that we may continue to consider Stephen Colbert’s final Persian Gulf destination to be shrouded in mystery:
Spokeswoman Sharon Leighow e-mails: “The governor taped a shout-out for troops for the ‘Colbert Report’ to air next month. Steve Colbert will be in the Persian Gulf sometime next month doing some of his shows.”
May 29th, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Nan–I don’t know much about printing on fabric except that there may be types you can run through an ink jet printer that are on a paper backing then you peel it off and use it or there are iron-ons you can print on and then put on fabric. (BTW, this is the Open Thread, so nothing’s off topic here!). I am on the Forum (same name there). If you want to set up a thread to ask questions, go ahead. We already have a Mudpuppies Stash Club thread in the “Mudflats Clubs & Shared Experiences” section, so that might be a good place to add it.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Isabella–HA, another case of closing the barn door AFTER the horse got out, I’d say…
May 29th, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Lisabeth Says “Isabella I sent you a message at twitter”
I just saw it. Thanks. Palin, she is a coward. Once her minions start reaping the wind for their abuse of stature in state offices they will turn on her so fast AKM won’t be able to keep up.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:18 PM
InJuneau Says “–HA, another case of closing the barn door AFTER the horse got out, I’d say…”
Soon enough we should be hearing the excuse about the meanie liberal media twisting her words. Hope Colbert gives her his wrath.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:20 PM
Where is caligrl ?? Today is the 29th. Correct me if I’m wrong , but wasn’t today supposed to be “something” ??
May 29th, 2009 at 2:26 PM
InJuneau & Sauerkraut –
thank you! I guess it backed offstage to get the pictures (there weren’t anywhen I first saw it).
re the twitter thing – I keep wanting to link up “singing like a canary” and tweety and stool pigeon… but it just isn’t working, somehow.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:30 PM
I was in Safeway today when the magazine lady was switching issues. I asked her how well or not well the Bristol, People, cover sold cause I cannot find sales of the issue on line. The woman didn’t even recognize Bristol, as she pulled an edition off the shelves saying that her region the copy did not sell People Magazine, last week well at all.
Then we got into a discussion how I was from Alaska, shamed I voted for Palin, etc… The woman was shocked at what I was updating her about the goings on and in a very accusing tone asked if I was a Democrat. I laughed, told her no, I am registered, Undeclared, never vote Democratic in my life but Palin, forced my hand in the voting booth last election.
I know this was mean, yet getting a very strong vibe this woman donated to one of Palin’s FRAUD accounts I had to inform her that anyone that would give up a hard earned dollar to Palin, when Palin makes over $135,00 a year, gets per diems which cover her living expenses, vacations, food, clothing and has had unlimited access to a state SUV until she refused to pay a minimum for personal useage…was not a very bright person….espcially considering Palin, inked a multi-million dollar (I do not really believe Palin, got more then $10,000 advance) book deal while begging for legal fund money moreover not itemizing the monies requested would go toward.
She basically shut me out but hey, I got my moment
for that ignorant comment she made about Obama being the force to take the good woman down cause he is afraid of her.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:32 PM
austintx Says “Where is caligrl ?? Today is the 29th. Correct me if I’m wrong , but wasn’t today supposed to be “something” ??”
CALI come one give some hints.
May 29th, 2009 at 2:46 PM
Isabella–You GO, Girl!!
May 29th, 2009 at 2:51 PM
111 Isabella Says:
May 29th, 2009 at 2:30 PM
She basically shut me out but hey, I got my moment for that ignorant comment she made about Obama being the force to take the good woman down cause he is afraid of her.
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Well……..you can teach ‘em , but can’t learn ‘em…….
Should’ve turned her on to Janeane Garofalo !!
May 29th, 2009 at 3:19 PM
Tigerwine, InJuneau, Nan and anyone else following the quilt topic. What about a very random bargello with strips of black/almost black between each piece? I don’t think I’d want it to be to linear, though, so maybe more of a crazy quilt type pattern?
Nan, I’ve never actually worked with the photo transfer fabric but from what I’ve heard it’s pretty easy to use.
Guess I should get my butt over to the stash club. I just got done washing and ironing a ton of new stuff that quit man bought for me!
May 29th, 2009 at 3:35 PM
I, too, was thinking that a crazy quilt pattern would be the way to go, and you could use the stitching that it typical of old crazy quilts to make the black divisions between the sections.
May 29th, 2009 at 3:53 PM
That would give it great texture! I was thinking about applique for dimension (I’m a bit of a needle turn nut) but that might not work well with a crazy quilt. Oooh, think of the different threads you could use!
May 29th, 2009 at 4:06 PM
You could embellish with beads. In this year’s Capital City Quilters’ Quilt Show there was an AMAZING ocean scene that was miles wide with all sorts of cool stuff–hidden images in the quilting, beaded stuff, lots of 3D things. If you used fabrics that were already sort of patterned like the image, you wouldn’t have to add as much to make it work.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:25 PM
Good for you Isabella. Sometimes even when you don’t think so at the time, something you said got through and the lightbulbs will go off later. At least you gave her something to think about.
My dad just last night was all scandalized because he had just read Obama really didn’t have a US birth certificate – that it was a fake. He’s convinced that the Hawaiian public official that said he had one must be on the take. I had to tell him that rumor had been debunked a long time back, and that there are so many people wishing it were true (starting w/ nuts4nitwits) that if there were a shred of proof, they’d have found it and broadcast it to the universe by now. It’s scary, though, that that rumor is still circulating.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:26 PM
It’s Saturday morning and I have chores but no Demo Memo to listen to. Does anyone know where CC has been lately? Housework isn’t the same without her.
May 29th, 2009 at 4:41 PM
QuiltAK, InJuneau and Nan – how about an Ohio Star, with the lichen as the middle square, and the triangles picking up the other colors – one color in each square. Wouldn’t this be stunning with a black background? I’m taking a class, and have to make some samples, I just might try working with these colors. What fun!
May 29th, 2009 at 4:45 PM
Oooh Tigerwine, that would be gorgeous.
May 29th, 2009 at 5:02 PM
Drat, the “star” quilts kinda run together for me… I’ll look up Ohio star – and it sounds gorgeous!
I’d been leaning toward maybe a star made in 9-patch form. Solid center – oh, that’s what you just said! Duh!
or one of those pinwheel types, using the diamond shape? Every other diamond a lichen print, the other ones various coordinating colors. Although that center seam can be a pain.
Or background for “card trick” I think that has another name, not sure.
off to find a picture of Ohio star
May 29th, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Tigerwine –
what kind of class? That sounds pretty! What about an Ohio Trail and adding the lichen print in two of the four patches in the corners as well. Are you using the lichen print in the border?
Nan – I hate set in seams, too!
May 29th, 2009 at 5:49 PM
Yes she revealed his location (repubs are like that, yes they are
)
But its all a joke on the conservatives!!
http://gawker.com/5272953/sarah-palin-reveals-top+secret-colbert-report-iraq-appearance
May 29th, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Has anyone else read the GQ Levi Johnston interview yet? It’s available online. It was interesting to learn that Levi and Bristol were ‘homeschooling’ together online at her house. When asked if this was when Tripp was conceived he wouldn’t comment. My husband says it sounds like they were teaching themselves some sex education. This must be the period of time that Levi was referring to when he said Sarah must have know that Levi and Bristol were having sex, because they were basically living together. As a former homeschooler, I’m disgusted by this. Please don’t judge us all by this.
May 29th, 2009 at 6:05 PM
crystalwolf aka caligrl
The first comment I saw was the funniest I’ve seen in a long time:
“With a signature like that, she’s ready to start a collection of housewares. ”
Oboy.
Nan
May 29th, 2009 at 6:31 PM
AKM- Sarah- press release, giving foreign policy advise to Obama-
May 29, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska – Governor Sarah Palin called on President Barack Obama to take a firm stand against North Korea and defend the states and territories of the United States of America and American allies on the Korean peninsula.
This morning, North Korea launched its sixth short-range missile since Monday’s nuclear test. North Korea has also stated that it is no longer bound by the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War.
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Ouch Sarah the armistice didn’t end the war.
Notice the troops on the borders, the mines , the DMZ…
Nope the war did not end.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/5397767/South-Korea-and-US-troops-raise-alert-level-over-North-Korean-threat.html
South Korean and US troops stationed at the North Korean border have been put on the highest alert level in three years in response to threats from Pyongyang of a military attack…
May 29th, 2009 at 7:24 PM
ChicagoMom – definitely no judging here. We homeschool at the moment. Homeschooling is pretty big in Alaska for a lot of different reasons and there are a lot of options. It’s not just for the wingnuts. both Homeschooling and Public schooling can turn out exceptional, average, and troubled kids. Depends a lot on all the factors involved.
May 29th, 2009 at 7:26 PM
I’m a quilter.
You can print a photo on transfer paper and iron it on. But it will probably fade over time with washings and will be difficult to quilt through.
There are also chemicals you can apply to fabric and run it through a printer and then iron it to set the ink. But that limits you to the size of fabric you can put through the printer. And not all printers like fabric “paper”.
If *I* were going to do a quilt of the lichens, I wouldn’t use a photo and try to print it. I’d go shopping for Hoffman batiks and I’d pick and chose areas that most closely matched or gave a feel for those areas in the photo, then I’d piece them together. Free form applique. If you’re really adventurous…then learn to dye your own fabrics and reproduce the lichens that way.
May 29th, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Has there been any word/updates from the Hope truck convoy…. or any word on the progress.?
May 29th, 2009 at 8:08 PM
mlaiuppa – thanks for the info on photo transfer. sounds like it is probably best for a wall hanging or something that isn’t going to get a lot of use. I am a Batik nut – 95% of my fabric is Batik. The colors and textures are so rich and varied. Pretty sure I could find enough fabrics in my closet to match the lichen. I’m addicted, I’m afraid! A friend and I tried making our own a few years ago. The dying was fun and so was the Batiking (that is except for boiling the wax out!) My daughter wants to try this summer. I’m not sure if we can take over the garage or not yet. Do you dye your own?
I missed InJuneau’s comment about the art quilt earlier. sounds Beautiful! Art quilting is on my adventure to do list!
May 30th, 2009 at 4:08 AM
Quilters all – maybe we should take this to the Forum? I’m not too familiar with how that works, but if someone will start, Maybe we could even scrabble up a wall hanging for AKM!!
May 30th, 2009 at 8:17 AM
Austin Says:”Should’ve turned her on to Janeane Garofalo !!”
Damn, J.G. is bright and quick. I remember her doing the rounds on the war to political news shows getting told to sit down/shut up because she was making too much sense.
May 30th, 2009 at 8:20 AM
Anyone else smiling that almost 48 hours and no crappy leak to Us Magazine or People about Levi, from the Palin, clan? Must be something amazing he could tell he to shut them up because we know they do not care about continuing harassments against the best interest of the children or Alaska reputation.
Rex Butler is my new hero!!! Tank is just pure comedy…VERSATILE VERSATILE!!!
May 30th, 2009 at 9:36 AM
I don’t dye, too messy.
I piece and applique. Quilt by hand and machine. Draft a lot of my own patterns.
I think using batiks and then overstitching with contrasting thread could get you the effect you’re looking for. Perhaps silk rather than metallic thread.