Spirit Cloth: Findings

Findings

September 03, 2017

Cardinal. Northern Flicker. Read more →

Posted at 11:14 AM in feathers, Findings | Permalink

August 10, 2017

Simple Little Things

Caught in little things. Today, time off from "fixer-uppering". Was going to paint the porch ceiling but I'm exhausted. It might look like I am doing the same thing over and over but I am evaluating a new free seaming... Read more →

Posted at 11:38 AM in Cloth is like a world, components aka loose patches, feathers, Findings, home, little things, measuring, patchwork, usefulness | Permalink | Comments (17)

March 25, 2017

How Cloth Informs me

Old Silk Ties. I think one of the first attempts at collecting cloth started there. Thrift shops. And of course some of Dad's old ties. And his Dad's ties. Silk. Jacquard woven. I always loved the little motifs. Even before... Read more →

Posted at 08:35 AM in Becoming more or less, Cloth is like self, cloth stories, continuing aka Just Going, crossroads, design mending, dots and circles, Findings, hearts, love, notes to self, old cloth, questions, season, spinning, stray cat series, symbols, the sense-feel, weaving | Permalink | Comments (28)

September 12, 2016

What's New Today?

Coolness. A crossover into the expected. I feel new. Acorn found. Acorns dropping. Time to begin gathering. I make ink, and use the tannin rich bath for dyeing. I did a bit of stitching here. To build that cross from... Read more →

Posted at 09:27 AM in 9(forever), alignment, balance, Cloth is like self, crossover, crossroads, dyeing, faces, Findings, in between, moons, season, stray cat series, transformation | Permalink | Comments (28)

June 17, 2016

Blowin' in the Wind

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December 07, 2015

Just Me and Cloth

This picture is a find. An old frame from Grandma, with some old sampler in it. Years ago. Fell to the floor, glass shattered, wood splintered. The board tacked to the back of the frame was this. The photo glued... Read more →

Posted at 07:57 AM in 9(forever), Cloth is like self, context/frames of mind, Findings, Holding Pattern, identity, Pair-ings, patchwork, questions, scraps of self, usefulness | Permalink | Comments (26)

July 04, 2015

Borrowed from a Walk

Looking. Before I put them back. Read more →

Posted at 06:39 AM in 9(forever), alignment, Findings, nine lives patch, samplers, walking | Permalink

June 18, 2015

Seaside

Holding Opened Long enough to feel it. An open air break from curling inward. It's June. Clamming season. Even after having it's insides eaten out, the clam keeps on giving. We don't eat them. We just honor their remains. I... Read more →

Posted at 10:28 AM in Becoming more or less, Findings, impressions, life, looking, natural order, usefulness, wings | Permalink | Comments (17)

August 29, 2014

Considering season

It's almost a relief to find life unraveling. On this late summer morning that carries just enough chilled wind to quicken the heart. It sings to me in soothing tone. Like a silent wave. We are all tired now. It... Read more →

Posted at 08:39 AM in Becoming more or less, Findings, holes, impressions, life, natural order, season, seeing through things, space, thin cloth, through, transition , Un-Doing ( which is a kind of doing), weaving | Permalink | Comments (26)