Spirit Cloth

Forest

8:30 AM

Last night, In the muted cloud filtered moonlight, I was suddenly sitting IN one of Valerianna's paintings. I have one right here. On the wall in front of me. It wasn't rolled up but sandwiched between rolls of cloth to keep it safe.

Her calendars are on sale now, I love her work and the life she celebrates. The simple nature of it. Reminds me of Simpler Times. Simple is no small thing these days.

I'm going to take a few stitches. I'll put them here later...

Later... 9:35 AM

I put the eye there. Sooner than expected. You saw it, I didn't, but we are in this together. I have a whole stack of patches with new eyes. Ready.

 

Remedy

Still Packing.

At first just packing, to be ready.

Now, more focused. What's needed?

This jar on the mantle, from the 70s. I used an illustration for a label. It used to be a container for an herb concoction. I was almost obsessed with herbal remedies back then. The contents were always different, and as time passed, never labeled. The only thing it says is TRY THIS.

listen to the Studio Cricket

And yes, there are even tack holes on the mantle. I actually heard the buyer exclaim that, with some sort of joy. That's actually why , even though there was already a reasonable offer on this place, I decided to accept theirs and wait for what seemed like an eternity for them to pull their act together. 

The quilt I am mending has a lot more needed work than imagined. Here is a wishing star that has seen better days, and even though it is falling apart, it can be repaired to look like new. Still, I like how what's almost not there still gives it form.  It's almost whispering "...try this, it might be good enough..."

And yes, we found a place.  It's not what we dreamed of, but it will do.

Vision

I'm mending this quilt again, so I can wash it and pack it.

I never did finish the eyes on some of the cat blocks.

Again I am reminded that I need new eyes.

And the older less "art" driven cloths are my favorites.

Because they were just blankets.

Joy is a simple thing.