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One set of words keeps popping up in the newspapers during this pandemic, mental health issues.
While working on my blue book I came across these words:
"I have learned that the point of life's walk is not where or how far I move my feet, but how I am moved in my heart.
Our lives are both a walking and a weaving. When a two-legged child is born on earth, the mother wraps that child in a blanket. The blanket symbolizes our belonging place—our belonging place where we feel safe and are loved and nourished and welcomed. Everybody desires a place like that.
A blanket is at every new beginning of our lives. We carry it and take it forward and we can share it to provide comfort for others. We can give it and wrap it around all those that are looking for worth, for assurance, for comfort, for hope.
My invitation to all that hear my voice is to look at the blankets in our lives and wrap them around others and give them a belonging place and honor their sacred and immeasurable worth. And invite them to new beginnings that their walking can always be forward—where they can gain happiness, joy, love, and hope."
And so today I symbolically give you my blanket and wish you a sunday filled with the sunshine of life.
Another year, another day, another overlay although it will be used differently later on.
Hope you had a fabulous start of 2021!
Pg109-110
5 x 9 in / 15 x 23 cms. Double-page book spread. Collage on paper.
Altered Book. Hand made. Not digital images at all.
Life.
©fdL2010
A detailpicture of one of the pages. This picture made me think of jeans ... And yes, I'm still in love with blue despite the fact that I am already working with it for four months ... :-)
Have a great start of your week!
I don’t always take night photos but when I do, I am quite happy with it (*˘︶˘*).｡.:*♡
This view created some strong feelings in me. I don’t know if anyone has this, but sometimes you dream of something, let’s say, you dream of walking, and then you turn a corner and all of a sudden there is this very beautiful scenery that gives you strong emotions. This view made me feel like that a bit.
#62of365
One of the benefits of having a sleepless night is the time to think. One of the ideas I got was this Eskimo lace stitch done with bullion knots.
So while attending class I made this sample for my It's a wrap book which contains only samples done with bullion knots.
A book that can't be bought but is tremendously useful to me.
Yay, I learned how to spin some funky coil handspun today with the guidance of the DVD Sit and Spin (of Insubordiknits/Jacey Boggs). For those who don't spin, this is what's considered novelty or art yarn. I've always wanted to learn how to do coils. They just look so squishy and bubbly. Ahhhh texture!
I figured today I would expand some of my horizons and learn something new. This was a lot of fun but definitely challenging for someone who's learned and aimed to spin something that is even and consistent in thickness during the last six months. Now the rules have changed a bit.
As photography lovers and photographers, there are times when we lose our inspiration or just get stuck in a rut. With anything creative, it's bound to happen. Learning this new technique, reminded me of how much it is important to change things up once in a while (I get so used to routine) and to keep learning. Keeps things fresh and fun.
Photographing, in other words catching some light, isn't that easy these days. Rain, hail, snow and big dark clouds keep us company here on the isle. I just keep working on my Fragility ledger ...no better way to use my time ... :-)
This will be a strip of stem stitch and bullion loops with a lucet cord in it. It is a slow process but it looks promising to me ... :-)
Enjoy the start of your week!
The Colorado Bridge was the final destination of the Los Angeles Group's Flickrmeet led by John (CaliforniaCPA). It was a really nice turn out with lots of new faces to the group and old ones too. We did a short hike of the bridge's underpass and then walked up to try to catch the sunset-which we sorta missed but I know some folks got some great long exposures.
I like this shot because I caught part of the bus while it whizzed through my shot. You can only see a bit of the red blur on the right side. Cool! :-)
I place myself among the clouds — not above, but elsewhere. I show the way I see, quietly. You look away, and that too is part of the story. This image doesn’t shout. It’s one of many that represent who I am.
For some time now this project is on its way. I have been collecting precious vintage handmade/embroidered textiles. Last week I was gifted 6 big pieces of handwoven linen with different patterns.
The linen is now used to make a book in which my collection will be mounted.
This is still very much a work in progress.
A detail photo from the book called The unknown maker. In the photo you see some handmade lace. The strip of lace was sewed with tiny stitches to the linen page.
save the tip portion of your basil plant. stick them in water for 3-4 days and roots will develop. stick them in potting soil and you have more basil plant.
Sandra sent me this beautiful diary for 2010... It has so many birds and even if it is written in Finish , the power of the illustrations make these words comprehensible to all....
thank you Sandra for this extraordinary flying letter