Spirit Cloth

A Little Bit can go a Long Way

I caught myself thinking this morning.

About how much I really need.

Sometimes this much can last all week...

I painted the inside of this old wooden bowl white. A while ago. So I could see the colors better. And I drilled a few holes and made a loop for hanging, while it is waiting to hold the beginnings of another small journey. And that loop is a piece of wrapped leather that is part of an old ankle bracelet I made and wore in 1969. Time flies and scraps remain.

A Feel Free Newsletter went out today. Take a peek

A Studio Day

A warm one. Before another polar vortex. I put my winter bitch in the closet.

I will build one small fire, warm up the stove. Since the sun is out, that's enough for the day.

On a lighter note, this will be a Stoodio Day.

The lightness took over yesterday. When I patched Joy back to my center.

Stitching, anticipating February, weathering a storm before it happens, stitching, sewing snow, S(new)ing...? Snewing. Probably with out the context, we might read it Snoowing.  Oh ha.

The patches are half dipped indigo, two stitched together seemed to be a snowscape. The cloth is doublewoven, from an old baby blanket, so I did not add my normal extra layer.  Maybe you remember this Cloth Story. More of those to come. Materials are like good friends, every day you learn a little more about them.

Think Simple...

Without the clutter of greed, agenda and expectation, little things can be surprisingly useful.

I try not to overlook that. Think. Consider. Keep Going.

Many times, I get the question..."what do you do with all these little pieces?".

I consider each one, and each step, a thought caught.

And I try to put them in perspective.

Thought Catching now aka Patchwork in Perspective  is officially the first segment of a sharing series I will host in 2019 starting on my birthday, February 19th.

Ok , after thinking for a long time, I have named it and scheduled it. The thing is, I have not figured out how to handle it.  Let me talk a bit. But not today. Tomorrow. Here. Talking to you, Piece-Makers, just to throw some ideas out there. A little catch today, release tomorrow.