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It's winter here - cold, rather gray and just the right weather for sitting inside spinning some wool. We bought my mother a Louet spinning wheel for christmas, so both of us have been "playing", trying to get the hang of turning "sheep fluff" into spun strands. We're trying to make a dent in the 5 bags of unwashed fleeces of last year, before the next five are filled this summer. Though we're by far not really good at it, it is fun to do - and i've taken to dying some of my yarn with kool aid. The good part about that: non-toxic, quite permanent as far as I can tell, and it's easy enough for me to do without having to read long instruction manuals.... So here ya go - this is what came out of it (oh yes, and all of it is for sale - contact me for pricing):  
It's not the light making the variation - I died the wool hanging in the dye solution to get the color progression on both skeins. T he wool is from ChiChi - our "test-taster" of the flock. She's a cotswold-tunis mix breed, and has a hilarious personality.She's the first one to come bouncing across the meadow if there is a bucket coming towards the field. And she's the one that stares down the neighbor's dogs if they decide to pitch a barky-growly-hissy fit towards us on the other side of the fence. Next project will be spinning some of Philly's wool - she is a purebred cotswold with beautiful curly locks - here is some of it laying out to dry here beside me on the couch: 
Oh yes, almost forgot to show the progress happening in the painting studio. The background is in, though I'm pretty sure I'll be reworking it a bit as time goes on: 
The colors look wayyy more vibrant in real life, I think it's the sun reflecting. So there ya go - a snapshot of a day in the life of an artist.
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