Sept from Cindy

This is another autumnal design - from Cindy in North Carolina. She enclosed a note saying that the envelope was made from paper on which she had been trying anthotype - which I had to look up. She said this one was with turmeric. 

An anthotype is an image created using photosensitive material from plants under the influence of light. An emulsion is made from crushed flower petals or any other light-sensitive plant, fruit or vegetable. A sheet of paper is covered with the emulsion, and then it is dried. Some leaves, a transparent photo positive or other material is placed on the paper; and then it is exposed to direct full sunlight until the image part not covered by the material is bleached out by the sun rays.

 Something else to put in the *maybe never* folder - or perhaps it could go in the *do with grandkids* folder.

Yesterday I asked if anyone wondered why I would be blurb writing at 5:30 PM. I have been spending so much time on the nichos for the ofrenda that I had not been doing any of the shopping for food, etc. MrWilson has been filling in. It was so weird being out in the world - and now that I am at home on a Friday - my body is telling me to just take a break. I might do just one more - because my own writing is putting me to sleep.

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8 am - I delivered the 2-ft skull for the top of the ofrenda at 7:30.

Too bad the photo is so blurry - there will be a photo tomorrow of the completed ofrenda. Then, sadly - you might have to listen to me jabber about each individual nicho. There are so many valuable design lessons.