After sixteen colors, the ripple blanket is starting to seem more like a blanket and less like a scarf. The dusky rose color on the right is the starting ripple. At about the dark green color halfway through, I realized the whole thing looked alarmingly drab and so I caved and bought some pastels to lighten it up. Overall, I'm really fascinated how a color that doesn't seem to match suddenly gives the whole blanket a different look.
Another view of the blanket, this time all squished up. I worry that the banana yellow and bright fuchsia on the working edge will be a bit too tutti-frutti, but I suppose it will balance out if I add some darker colors next.
Some ancient Chinese art I got to see on my Memorial Day weekend trip to Boston. The MFA was hosting both a Hopper exhibit and a Chinese calligraphy exhibit. The Hopper I'll save for a later date because it deserves its own lengthy discussion. But the calligraphy was gorgeous, as were the long painted scrolls.
