The Car Rally & Procion Dye Guy
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Above: What a beauty I spotted at the Car Rally at the Chateau! Yes, I'm wearing one of my handpainted silk chiffon coats painted with Procion dyes. Perfect for travelling in!
After my week in Chambon-sur-Lignon at the International Silk Painting Festival, I was visiting a Chateau in the surrounding area and stopped to chat with some people also visiting at the same time.
When they asked me what I was up to in this district, I told them about the Festival.
Imagine my surprise when one of the husbands asked me if I'd ever heard of PROCION dyes.
Well of course I said, "Yes!" - and then he totally blew me away by saying,, "My father invented Procion dyes!"
He went on to tell me fascinating little stories about his Dad and his life living with a chemical engineer as a kid. Wow! What a serendipitous meeting! I was ever so pleased - there may be no such thing as a coincidence, but there are certainly things in the universe which make exciting adventures happen :-)
Above: That's Mr. 'Procion' second from left, and me in the middle.
Cheers
Teena!
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