"leaf art"
Pressed Australian Gum leaves sewn in between veils of white
with gold thread
Nature collage
finished artwork 210 x 220cm
The first 4 pieces in this set of
‘Leaf Art’
were created while I was reading
‘Gems of Divine Mysteries’,
written by Bahá’u’lláh.
This little book inspired me so much and touched my heart with wonder and delight that I was compelled to create these pieces.
Weaving small threads of my understanding and thoughts, from reading these sacred words, was what created each piece’s story line.
by Terri Turner 2004
First came...
‘Veiled’
This piece of ‘Leaf Art’ was inspired by the theme of the veil. The metaphor of the veil is used often throughout many of the Bahá’í sacred texts. It was only when I was working with this theme, in making these pieces, that I gleaned this deeper understanding of the metaphor of the veil.
'How something as soft and gentle as a piece of beautiful woven fabric could hide so much truth and prevent so much from being seen and understood.
How the human mind sees so little through a veil and believes it knows all there is to see. How the human mind sees a little and then makes up the rest, if it is there or not, and believes it knows all there is to know.
How the human mind thinks because it can’t see something, then it does not exist, so there is no need to waist time pondering or wondering or contemplating.
How the human mind is content with so little of the truth. How the human mind is content with a view of a puddle and misses out completely on the ocean just beyond them.
How a little piece of fabric is all that is separating humanity from peace and unity. The results of leaving this little piece of fabric, veil, between humanity and truth is the cause of so much devastation and barbaric behaviour world wide and century’s long’.
The photocopy of this piece actually shows far more detail, colour and texture than the original piece because the use of the bright lights shining through the top veil while photocoping. The original piece is very subtle indeed.
'The veil can hide so much and still remain very beautiful. A veil is soft but can cause so much pain and despair. You can even see through the veil and believe you can see all there is to see. A veil can be moved with so little effort, even a breath, but if left in place can hide its truth for centuries.
It is only a veil that separates knowledge and us all from the immense oceans of Gods love. Humans have created extremely complex systems in an attempt to show themselves clearer paths through today’s modern societies and all they really need to do is lift up their own arm and pull back the inner veils.
I am constantly left amazed at how dangerous it is, for humanity, not to recognise the immense importance of the ‘subtle’. This modern world has convinced it’s self that big is what is more important and you should not take your eye off it. The truth behind the veil is it is the tinny pieces that make up the big that should be looked at first. The tinny and subtle pieces are what directs, dictates and forms all the positioning of the big.
"leaf art"
Pressed Australian Gum leaves sewn in between veils of white
with gold thread
Nature collage
finished artwork 210 x 220cm
The first 4 pieces in this set of
‘Leaf Art’
were created while I was reading
‘Gems of Divine Mysteries’,
written by Bahá’u’lláh.
This little book inspired me so much and touched my heart with wonder and delight that I was compelled to create these pieces.
Weaving small threads of my understanding and thoughts, from reading these sacred words, was what created each piece’s story line.
by Terri Turner 2004
First came...
‘Veiled’
This piece of ‘Leaf Art’ was inspired by the theme of the veil. The metaphor of the veil is used often throughout many of the Bahá’í sacred texts. It was only when I was working with this theme, in making these pieces, that I gleaned this deeper understanding of the metaphor of the veil.
'How something as soft and gentle as a piece of beautiful woven fabric could hide so much truth and prevent so much from being seen and understood.
How the human mind sees so little through a veil and believes it knows all there is to see. How the human mind sees a little and then makes up the rest, if it is there or not, and believes it knows all there is to know.
How the human mind thinks because it can’t see something, then it does not exist, so there is no need to waist time pondering or wondering or contemplating.
How the human mind is content with so little of the truth. How the human mind is content with a view of a puddle and misses out completely on the ocean just beyond them.
How a little piece of fabric is all that is separating humanity from peace and unity. The results of leaving this little piece of fabric, veil, between humanity and truth is the cause of so much devastation and barbaric behaviour world wide and century’s long’.
The photocopy of this piece actually shows far more detail, colour and texture than the original piece because the use of the bright lights shining through the top veil while photocoping. The original piece is very subtle indeed.
'The veil can hide so much and still remain very beautiful. A veil is soft but can cause so much pain and despair. You can even see through the veil and believe you can see all there is to see. A veil can be moved with so little effort, even a breath, but if left in place can hide its truth for centuries.
It is only a veil that separates knowledge and us all from the immense oceans of Gods love. Humans have created extremely complex systems in an attempt to show themselves clearer paths through today’s modern societies and all they really need to do is lift up their own arm and pull back the inner veils.
I am constantly left amazed at how dangerous it is, for humanity, not to recognise the immense importance of the ‘subtle’. This modern world has convinced it’s self that big is what is more important and you should not take your eye off it. The truth behind the veil is it is the tinny pieces that make up the big that should be looked at first. The tinny and subtle pieces are what directs, dictates and forms all the positioning of the big.