A is for alignment. A compositional tool that creates a path. A path for the mind’s eye.

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A is for Alphabet Soup. A Large Cloth I started back in 2007, while studying Free Piecing with Tonya Ricucci. I will have more to say about it soon…

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A is for Applique.  Ornamental needlework in which pieces of fabric are sewn or stuck onto a large piece of fabric to form pictures or patterns. Applique Page

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A is for Art.  I put Art here. Just because it will eventually become a conversation.  Maybe I’ll need your feedback to define it.  You in?

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B is for Balance.  A compositional consideration.  For me the management of stability.  Which goes beyond the thing and often involves rocking back and forth.  Between selves.

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B is for Base.  The concept of the base cloth is like painting I suppose, in that it is a canvas, something to put your marks on.  Base lesson from Spirit Cloth 101 4/22/2019 But a base can be as simple as a space, waiting to become a place. 4/30/2021- Creating a base is a kind of grounding ceremony 7/14/21- I like to think of self as a base.

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B is for Basket.   I use the Basket as a symbol for self, often referring to it as a Basket-Self.

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B is for Baste… to sew with long loose stitches so as to hold the cloth temporarily in place.  My baste has evolved a bit.  I often leave it in.  I call it the Glue stitch.

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The beast is a story character. Wild by nature. I once wrote…”Maybe they might teach us about the Spirit of Going.” Lately, or should I say, over many moons, I have become one with the beast (s), that is they are my stray selves.  The story characters of me. The many selves. And a way to understand them.

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