Earlier this week I was sorting through my stock of small, bandana-sized scarves to despatch one to a customer when I found this scarf. I started painting it last autumn, finished and steamed it just before Christmas and safely stored it away to add to my shop in the New Year. And then, I promptly forgot all about it.
Of course, I had taken the usual photographs as the piece progressed and after scrolling back and back through my work files I found them. Then the saga all came back to me. I had chosen, with an eye to Christmas, the colours cardinal red, azure blue and old gold to dye my loose design of the Queen of the Night (see header photo of her in full dramatic voice) accompanied by vaguely, medieval maidens.
However, when all the colour had been added we were well and truly into the dark, gloomy month of November and the painting just seemed all too bright. Initially, I had thought it looked rich and vibrant, but in the end I felt it was simply garish. It was time for the big brush, plenty of water and knocking back the colour. The final effect is more like a watercolour and the whole scarf has a soft, muted quality.
Speed forward to June 2022 and this week I finally got round to photoshopping the product photos for ‘Ama’ and adding it to the shop. It has only taken six months from start to finish!
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Agnes Ashe 
Glad you got there in the end. The final result was worth the delay.
Thank you. Sometimes with one thing and another, a scarf gets ‘paused’ and in this case I think for the better.
Good.
Well, nobody can complain they’ve been short-changed. How many hours work does that represent?
Ah, well, I sometimes have more than one on the go especially if one isn’t working out. I have five different frames, but it’s unusual to have more than two in progress at the same time as too many mixed jars of dye easily get muddled. I am not always disciplined when it comes to labelling. Me bad.
Nah. Dedicated.