New SkinCategory: Silkworms — Nov 3, 10:40 AM
This is my biggest silk caterpillar and after two entire days of contemplation, he molted for the last time- and will double in size in the next eight days. Imagine crawling out of a tight fitting jacket into roomy soft new skin! I got to watch this happen as my biggest silkworm wriggled out of its old skin. The larger piece on the right is the compressed skin, just moments before stretched out the length of the silkworm. The other shape in front of it is the old head cap of the silkworm! Even the head is so much larger now!
Comment | ABOUT Jill Powers is a contemporary fiber artist living in Boulder, CO. She raises silkworms in her art studio.
LINKS National Paper Makers Organization Naropa University Art Dept, Boulder, CO RECENT POSTSLaying eggs! Mating! The silk moths find each other The Silk Moth Arrives Emerging from the cocoon! stages of my silkworms' lives Cocoon collaboration Spinning Silk Cocoons Full of liquid silk! New Skin silkworms growing... |
