So the cloth was flung on the floor. Just to see its size. It settled, moved by it's own breeze. Remembering the small journey. And before I turned it over, (because even though this looks like the side I will work on, it is the other side) I just had to wonder. Can I capture this. This movement?
Because it has a sense of carrying. sweeping. Curling into.
I do this a lot. Let the moment play out. For a while.
It is Friday. Now officially Feather Friday. Finally. How to gather the Magic Feathers together in some unified way has really been my dilemma. I think that the circle is the best. The Ring. I have decided to use Indigo sky cloth, dyed ala Glennis style, to act as a base . And to leave a space in the center for sitting or standing or simply gazing. I haven't really chosen placement yet, this is just a cloth sketch to get an idea of how it will feel. And stones. I think there will be stones. If you are interested in stitching a stone, I will be gathering them soon as well (details soon). I am creating a separate place where the story will gather. There will be a link to that soon here on the blog. I just took a deep breath because this feels good. Yes.
I love how morning sun can color a cloth. Like a dip in a warm dye pot. The wind is still howling. A few things were tossed about in the yard.
Wind can be so uneven, blowing here and not there, blowing fast here and slow there. Like stitch, there is tension in wind. One might meet it face on, go with it, use it to keep going.
I might name this Blown Off Course but OK. Then again, I could use that for just about anything I do.
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There is a big wind way up high today, just beginning to move in. These kinds of wind storms come slow but can knock the power out here near the shore.
It is a chilly wind. But a refreshing wind. So far only reaching the ground now and then. Along with a few violent snow flurries.
I like to listen as a big wind builds. Just wait. It can take a long time to feel it. You can hear it first. In the distance.
(If you are not familiar with this project, you can read about it in my sidebar. A few late feathers have floated in and I will post them in Gathering Feathers tomorrow.)
...with a few still in transit and plans to make a better movie version with credits, Ii just want to thank you all for your loving enthusiasm.
A toast to kindness and generosity!
(Sorry if some of these seem cropped in the slide show, Will fix the photos later)
Happy New Year!
8:00AM
instead of just reflecting today, i am thinking about how and why that happens.
how it might change something ordinary into something quite extraordinary.
to catch reflection you must always be looking. it changes in every moment.
you must be alert.
sharp.
i am glad i didn't drink last night.
8:40 AM
today's rings are like seed pods. i traced the outline of a stencil of my son's hand when he was little. he is 31 now, and i am reflecting on that. how the light of a child's mind brings new possibility to every small thing.
9:05 AM
updates to January newsletter, resulting from a very busy new year's eve and a lot of email :
Magic Diaries-part 2: start up has been pushed back to Wednesday January 4th due to unexpected volume in response.
Contemporary Boro 2: on sale date has been delayed. Please email me if you would like to be put on the mailing list for this workshop release date.
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jude
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