The circle that forms my obsession.
It's just the time for this for me. Because the edges need to meet. I am after all the Tapestry of me.
You may not even care, but this is how I am going.
Let me talk.
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Looking through Scraps of self over scraps of storm. As an example...
Reconsidering thoughts about new form.
Reading some old notes from
The Origins of Form
Only to remind myself of how the concepts of Patchwork in perspective) and Design Mending might help close the gap between art, make believe and science. And explain how we find build a path forward.
Component. The word I use so much.
I used to use element more, but component is so related to compose. And then compound.
In any case as it relates to traditional patchwork quilting, my beginnings with cloth, building blocks.
But really, ultimately I end up with Puzzle Pieces.
Because in a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together in a logical way. Puzzles are often created to be a form of entertainment but they can also arise from serious consideration. And evolve into something more useful.
Each component is for me the visualization of a thought, the fundamental element, and part of the language system I use to communicate. Share what moves through me.
The Butterfly has simply evolved into my symbol for becoming. Becoming more or less. Transformation, change, and the beauty in that. And the wing... reach. Not new. But the form it takes has encouraged a bigger appreciation of process as art.
Since each symbol is often a result of building and layers, They might be broken down into components themselves. It's an infinite process really. Like the basic square...thoughts,scraps, stitch, the names of things, all puzzle pieces that ultimately tell the story, clues to the thought process itself.
In this last year I have come to concentrate on dyed components more. I use indigo a lot. My approach to shibori is not so much to focus on the perfection of the technique but on how imperfection, witnessed through repetition, might help morph a shape and encourage the evolution aspect of over and over. Puzzle pieces with softer, more liquid edges. Like clouds, they help me imagine new form and story but still allow me to use them like quilt blocks. I hope you catch my drift.
I built the Butterfly above with 2 triangle components (my symbol for safety), folded and stitched and then embroidered the body. But way back in Diaries I started like this:
Hey look! She's reading.
The book is Embroidered Textiles by Sheila Paine. I have several of her books. This one is useful to me right now. Because I want to read more in order to consider "the book". Because, though full of words, I like her books and I want to consider why. Because I want to re-read all my books. Really read them. Considering books then.
And (this one I call)Considering a Simple Life. A little long cloth is always a path to something.
I was caught by this as very important to me. Regarding traditional designs and patterns...as I reconsider my own Spirit Cloth Language. And its evolution.
Sorry for the blur, the page was fluttering in the sudden breeze.
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