Sunday, February 22, 2009

Natural Attractions


Last winter I discovered this natural attraction when traveling with a friend to a spinning gathering. We were enjoying the views of farm houses, fields and then oh baby this frozen blue phallic appeared.

According to my friend this phenomenon is the result of a spring that freezes each winter resulting in a free-form ice sculptor. The frozen ice flow is over 10 feet tall.

On Sunday it was time to visit the geyser and there it is bigger than last year. I find this ice phallic so interesting that I have to share with others. Maybe you have a similar growing ice formation where you live.

How does this tie into dyeing and color. I have been admiring the color of ice and the colors it takes on depending on its location. The ice palace in Saranac Lake has taken on a lovely blue glow since it melted during a few days of a warm up. It is very common to see frozen ice on rock overhangs in the mountains. Sometimes the ice is blue or colored from the minerals in the rocks that will create a variety of colors. As I find all color stimulating, I have been thinking about the depth of color and how the color changes with melting and cooling again. Thougths for the dye pot.

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