Patrice
Walker
O'ahu,
Hawai'i US
"I
live in Hawai'i on the beautiful island of O'ahu where there are essentially
two seasons -- rainy and dry. I've tried to capture the essence of these
seasons in my two purses.
The blue purse represents the dry season or summer. On the winward or east side
of the island where I live, there are beautiful bays -- Kaneohe, Kailua and
Waimanalo -- where the color of the water ranges from the lightest sea green
and turquoise close to the shore, to the deepest cobalt blue further out to
sea. I tried to capture that array of color in my "Summer" bag. I
used one yarn exclusively, Caron's Simply Soft "Eco." This yarn is
made from 100%, post-consumer, recycled plastic bottles. There is a huge
plastic bottle "island" in the Pacific ocean, so both of these purses
represent a small contribution towards eliminating that kind of waste from
spoiling these beautiful waters.
The Ko'olau Mountain chain is another amazing feature that dominates the
winward side of O'ahu. These are the most incredibly green mountains that I
have ever seen. During the rainy season, when the downpour is torrential,
waterfalls cascade down the mountainside. My "Rainy Season" purse
hopefully conveys some of this timeless beauty. The body of the purse is made
from the Eco yarn. I raided my existing stash for the yarns in the purse flap.
So, in a sense, this bag is made completely from "recycled" yarn,
too.
Pix: Kailua Bay (summer) and one of the Ko'olau mountains (rainy season)
Rainy
Season
Summer
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