I love this picture. The shadow of the needle. The reflection of the sky on the table, like the sea I miss so much, making the cloth seem like the shoreline.
Yesterday, just basting some puzzle pieces, 3" squares cut and folded a while back, waiting to become Frames of Mind. And some work on a piece I have been calling A Deeper Place. One in the Frame of Mind series. This format seems to place "finished" in perspective for me. Framing a moment to rest in. Framing the "never finished" .
Walking past the mark making scraps yesterday, without thinking, maybe a hundred times, without looking, because they hang on the wall outside the kitchen... this morning, suddenly, there are thoughts about use.
A way to add the drawing element, skitch skatch style.
A way to add darkening or mystery applique style.
A way to weave, clothweaving, with the drawing element
It’s been awhile and I’m glad I checked in… hope you are well.
I love the marks, they are wonderful as components! It looks like you took a marker and wandered across the cloth. Or maybe something else. Can you tell me?
Have gotten myself into stitching on wool these days and also making some weird stuffed shapes for a textural art piece to hang on the wall. (took a workshop with Clarissa Callesen)
But summer is also the time to do some eco printing and dying which I always love doing.
There, a little catch up.
Happy Sunday!
was just wondering how you were…
iron water and tannin, see the next post
BUSY! LOL (nice to be missed!)
I am at the beach for the summer now and we decided to do a few art shows, so having fun with that and when they are over (mid June) I will settle in to some dying and more stitching.
I will look for the post.
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Enjoy!
Just getting here.. seems I’m always late getting to the table. Following you in ig and luv the [almost not] pic of your kitty. Yes, I agree the shadow of tge needle speaks to me, as does the punctured squares [promises of things to come]. Your pieces are so very interesting!
what is late, time is such a fabrication. we float.
Makes me think of postage marks…
ha, yes!
I love how the marks make your beast self seem to be wiggling those hips! Haha And the weaving looks. great.
Oh…and…”sail on sailor”
xo
yeah, going to use these marks here just to see, has no plan really but a dance is good. Hope to play a bit more and make some weaving strips.
Your thoughts and markings often, lead me back to my own dwelling place.
i love the word dwelling.
how the energy we put into making a thing is stored within it. the on-going conversation, with no expiration date. cloth weaving beckons me…
laughing at expiration date.
Sweet tune. I have that tune on my soft and easy playlist. “neilyoung89” used to be one of my passwords. I love new paths in creating ! I know what you mean by relief !
Love.
always loved that song. I feel good.
You and your thoughts…like ocean waves…
That was real nice.
WHEEEEEEeeeeeee
😎
Taking time to consider instead of saying, “I HAVE to do this; I have to do SOMETHING;” that’s a (the?) difference between creating and reproducing. Giving something the chance to become instead of forcing it into being.
I hope you get to the ocean soon.
yes, I am so near being able to relax into it.
Love all your spirit cloth pieces💙 and your good energy is contagious 💙
good energy is useful like that, we should keep it up.
A fresh wind catching the sail … what a glorious feeling! Happy for you.
The mark pieces either side of the beast are SO “right.”
How is that? Gosh, that’s definitely a kind of magic.
Love your work!
well thanks!
what might happen is really where it’s at, who know?
Your marks look fantastic. I always have a lot of ideas and they rev me up. I’ve had to learn to slow down to execute them, which leads to a different evolution. Have to open to that. Happy Friday!
The marks were too heavy and nothing until I tore them up, they there were new eyes. Happy Friday back to you! I think it will be a gardening weekend. The pollen has finally let up.
I love all your pictures,ideas and blog.
Susan