Stage One of my free-form, improv,
meditational stitchery...
Since I've finished my Fabric Journals,
I've found that
I need to have some hand
stitching to begin my day.
The background is my own dyed fabric
upon which I tacked down
some sari silk as it fell
upon the page...
looping naturally...
Stage Two
below:
First, I added some kantha stitching
around those three loops,
then
I added some
French knots
in deep blue
on the
looped sari silk,
and finally,
I feather stitched
across the background
in a pale gray...
the color of our skies
this morning...
I want to add more texture--
so
I will be adding
some bits and bobs
here and there
as the spirit moves me.
I really have no plan--
the piece will
just go its own way and
carry me along into
a serene state of mind...
I've found, in making my Fabric Journals,
that slow stitching calms me right down...
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In this hustle-bustle season and
our world today
I want to be able
to reach for a
"quiet space".
Without deadlines or pressure to
be perfect, or to be judged...
This is my answer for now..
Hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse
(in-the-quest-for serenity)
