Probably I have listened to too much Leonard Cohen.
As slow as I go, though, a pattern always emerges. Pattern might be considered a kind of reach. Or then, maybe the opposite. Does repetition strengthen, or dilute?
Golly gee, slow is the word. It holds a new definition for me now at age 69. Slow is my solace, my mentor, my friend. Slow gives me space to feel the electric awareness in being slow. It helps me see that my life ,which seems mundane on the outside, can be a dynamic adventure within me.
Your work, your blog, has quickened in me a deep love of making. I thank you with all my heart.
Dhyana
Reminds me of the old nursing folk tale that ethnic you stand in the shower long enough your heart will beat in rhythm to the pulse of the water… I need to spend more time stitching so I feel the beat (autocorrect said beast) better.
Pattern is quick to emerge and sometimes I disrupt it on purpose. Yet it turns out to become part of a bigger pattern developing. A repetition, like a spiral, and a rhythm. I’ve gotten more used to it being slow.
You ask about repetition. It has the ability to be rote, mindless and habitual. But it is also a form of deepening, a meditation, a devotion. Often at the same time.
I know it is not a coincidence that repetition also relates to rhythm which you pondered earlier. Virginia Woolf wrote “…this is very profound, what rhythm is, and goes far deeper than any words. A sight, an emotion, creates this wave in the mind, long before it makes words to fit it.”
I love this about stitching (and some of my other pursuits) – often the stitches emerge and then connections are made and the piece develops. I see this in your process and it always amazes me how you can share this. It involves being awake and dreaming at the same time.
My mind goes to the children, how they learn (how we learn)…so I say it strengthens. That’s all I’ve got tonight.
Like so many things, it can be so many things
I vote for the turtle club.
Didn’t a turtle visit you recently?!
ps. Repetition is my jam.
Yes, there was a turtle!
I’m in love with slow.
For me and stitching lately Slow is a good word and way for me.
Oh , slowww….it’s so good! Can’t beat it, for sure:)
I had to smile…Leonard Cohen….ah yes…
I was 80 this year. I’m so slow I’m going backwards.
Oh ha! In such a good way…
Golly gee, slow is the word. It holds a new definition for me now at age 69. Slow is my solace, my mentor, my friend. Slow gives me space to feel the electric awareness in being slow. It helps me see that my life ,which seems mundane on the outside, can be a dynamic adventure within me.
Your work, your blog, has quickened in me a deep love of making. I thank you with all my heart.
Dhyana
I sense a deep joy in you, it’s so wonderful.
Reminds me of the old nursing folk tale that ethnic you stand in the shower long enough your heart will beat in rhythm to the pulse of the water… I need to spend more time stitching so I feel the beat (autocorrect said beast) better.
Beast, ha.
I think repetition opens something up, and slow deepens, it’s when I feel most connected to the cloth.
Maybe it creates an easier path, like a yellow brick road.
Pattern is quick to emerge and sometimes I disrupt it on purpose. Yet it turns out to become part of a bigger pattern developing. A repetition, like a spiral, and a rhythm. I’ve gotten more used to it being slow.
I feel like I’m moving in slow motion too 🐢
You ask about repetition. It has the ability to be rote, mindless and habitual. But it is also a form of deepening, a meditation, a devotion. Often at the same time.
I know it is not a coincidence that repetition also relates to rhythm which you pondered earlier. Virginia Woolf wrote “…this is very profound, what rhythm is, and goes far deeper than any words. A sight, an emotion, creates this wave in the mind, long before it makes words to fit it.”
I love this about stitching (and some of my other pursuits) – often the stitches emerge and then connections are made and the piece develops. I see this in your process and it always amazes me how you can share this. It involves being awake and dreaming at the same time.
Over time, the sharing has become part of the rhythm…
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Repetition could be expansive. What at first glance seems sameness turns into infinite subtle variation.
Yes…
There is no such thing as too much Leonard Cohen.
Ha, a lot of ha today!
Agreed!
Ditto
Never too much…
Slow, I want a lot of things to slow down. I might be listening to too much Leonard Cohen too.
Ha!
When the story has been told, it’s allowed to fade. Now it’s out there, weaving its butterfly beats.
Yes, I feel this.
The inside is as amazing as the outside.
Slow is good, we need to practice that more, I think.
What’s the hurry?
😊
What ever the reasons for hurry are, they are fading.
I believe it can bring peace.
That feels good.