OF FIBRE AND LIFE... Bits and pieces of cloth sewn or glued together curtain the world. Bits and pieces of knowledge skillfully intertwined make up the study of history. Every civilization has this tradition of squirreling away precious fragments untill they are needed to create a whole. Works of art,especially in the 20th century are often nothing more than ordered fragmentations- with each fragment carrying it's own cultural load.
Saturday, 27 March 2010
Catching Up
After two weeks of planning and stitching there are just a few moments for the blog! Time is going so quickly, with much to do, but at last my major project has been physically born...so easy to write about it, but not so easy to give birth to it in a meaningfull and unpretentious way.I think the personal nature of the work made it difficult to begin with, but that barrier has now fallen away, giving place to real enjoyment and satisfaction in stitching the stories.The "family dress is now complete; here is part of an unfinished detail:
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Ellen.