Wednesday, March 26, 2014

completion

"the little dissatisfaction
which every artist feels
at the completion of a work
forms the germ
of a new work."
-berthold auerbach


when i came across auerbach's quote (above) some quiet self inside whispered "yes". another pondered "hmmmm". though i have always asserted that the reason i have so many unfinished projects going at one time was because i get bored so very easily and it allows me the freedom to change things up a bit, i'm now beginning to wonder if perhaps it is more an avoidance of dissatisfaction? could it really be....ooooh, a puppy! ha!

some stems to plant the flowers firmly on the ground, and leaves giving wings to those in the air and this little spring cloth is completed. in a way. it has no backing as i haven't decided what it will become as yet. perhaps a simple little smile of fiber all on its own to find its way into a frame or a book or some empty space somewhere. though i seem to recall having a couple other bunny cloths hopping about in the studio that may now seek completion and perhaps some unifying force to form a larger cloth of bunnies. only time will answer this small mystery.

in the meantime, little dissatisfaction over completions aside, it feels good to actually finish something for a change. perhaps this year will be one of completions? this is not to say that i won't start new journeys in cloth and thread, but rather that interspersed between the emergence of new cloths i shall begin to see more completions than in the past.  i rather like this feeling of completion.

namaste'

10 comments:

  1. It is really cute and very detailed - great work!

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  2. I agree, your newest bunnie perhaps will feel like joining up and who know where two or more bunnies will go... I too feel good about completion, that is how I feel about the Winter Block I just completed and onto the Spring Block right behind it, check it out?
    http://goodearthquilting.blogspot.ca/2014/03/cqa-2014-new-winter-crazy-youll-be.html

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    1. ha! bunnies will be bunnies...begetting bunnies...who beget more bunnies! ha!

      enjoyed poking around your blog!!

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  3. I'm glad you finished this - it is such a celebration of spring! Don't know why finishing is complicated, but it is for me, too.

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    1. it does seem to be a bit of a challenge, dee. one would think it ought not to be...especially when you are excited about the piece...but it still does sometimes....

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  4. So delightful! Finishing is rare/hard for me too.

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    1. perhaps not finishing simply needs to be de-demonized?

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  5. Hello Joe,

    I've been enjoying your work for awhile now, and recently I've come across this:
    http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/index.html
    and thought you might like to know about it, if you don't already.

    Hope you're keeping cosy and enjoying the stitch.

    :)
    V

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    1. thank you, verna! i was unaware of the world of threads festival. how inspiring and wondrous!!

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