9.4.10

Sitting quietly...

Wish I could. Always on the jump, in "real life" -
or so it feels, at least...













Finished...
Another one that got it´s direction from a scrap
with some hand written letters (as the "would" from
the last post...) - I can´t even remember why I cut
out single words from pieces of fabric I had written
some poems on somewhen (but should do it again
perhaps, they make great prompts...) - here it
was "just sit" which fell into my hands when I
gathered potential scraps for this piece (the idea
was to let four islands, two round ones and two
squares, float in a pond of ripples)...














That and the ripples made me think of a traditional
japanese garden, and I added "Just now"...













Then I dismissed the "Just sit" scrap and embroidered
that too instead (bit hard to see here, it´s white
on white)...
And it´s in the shop...



"Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes,
and the grass grows by itself"

(Zen proverb)

14 Kommentare:

ArtSparker hat gesagt…

Circling a resting place, then.

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Right - the best strategy perhaps: moving, but a resting place within reach...

Jacky hat gesagt…

Very peaceful piece.... I wonder if its the ripples at play over the soft whiteness?

Jacky xox

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Soft movement´s more peaceful than absolute stillness I guess... thanks, Jacky

jude hat gesagt…

if the season was right, maybe it would have stitched itself.

Robin Olsen hat gesagt…

Love the texture and the sentiment of this one! So restful.

artymess hat gesagt…

gorgeous piece very restful ...love the idea of words written that you can't see ...a hidden message ....Lovely .....Lorna

Anonym hat gesagt…

This piece makes me think of a book I am reading now...Shakkai...In the book Shakkai/the teacher talks about her Japanese garden and how it represents her entire world. From the tiniest flower to the pond.
I like your ripple affect in the fabric.

Chris Gray hat gesagt…

Love the "kantha" stitching here...the ripples, and the soft look..

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Thank you... hearing others think it´s restful makes me rest with it even better... - now that´s an interesting concept: cloth that stitches itself if one catches the right point of time... (but I guess I know of more than one lady who wouldn´t be too comfortable with that...)

Deb G hat gesagt…

Almost seems like a topographical map...one for dreams?

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Vanilla icecream dreams - can´t eat milk products + don´t miss them much, but subconsciously, who knows... ;)

Dot hat gesagt…

Your blog is such a beautiful and peaceful place to visit. Your stitching is gorgeous.

gerfiles hat gesagt…

Thank you, Dot...