the snow has returned quite unexpectedly today and has been falling gently on the trees outside my studio windows. and so i am quietly working. listening. to my magic diary cloth again today...
this oblique cloth has proven more of a challenge than originally expected. of course, this should have been no grand surprise since starting from nothing, you have infused every stitch, every fiber choice, with intention. stepping in sideways with a foundation cloth created by some unknown, long perished clothmaker draws one down avenues you may never have taken. colors. prints. pairings that would have never found their ways into your own cloth are now front and center, crying for attention. but i am persisting. digging deeper into my fabric and salvage collection. auditioning unexpected fabrics. looking through new eyes. finding new directions....
namaste'
stop by and watch a little movie...
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Oh yes, the sidetracked thing. At the bottom of your post I read, "but I am perishing" instead of "persisting". I was quite relieved on my re-read that you in fact were moving ahead and not headed to the underworld! Sounds like a lot of work in 3 days, hope you get some downtime after that for cloth.
ReplyDeletethank you, valerianna. . .though sometimes i think i may be perishing, too. ha! tonight has found me stitching too long in the studio and it is time now to grab a few hours of sleep before heading into work this morning. i should have slept instead since we lose an hour tomorrow night. live and learn. . .
DeleteI HATE daylight savings! Especially in the spring...
DeleteI know, huh? Me too!
DeleteSometimes 'new eyes' are just what are needed.
ReplyDeleteso very true, nancy. and other times an acceptance is required in order to allow something to be what it will be. more on that next week!
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