The Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone, and I am finding today's sunshine an inspiration. When winter is deep in what I call Oatmeal Season - cold and gray as day-old oatmeal - I hope to return to the memory of the sun on my face and the beautiful, optimistic vibe I’m currently rolling around in.
I am currently piecing Stela I - the first in a series of four planned Stelae.
The last five years have been fraught with illness, emergency surgeries, isolation, anxiety and depression. My brain does not process information the way it used to, leaving me with an inability to process the written word in the way I used to, making reading difficult on good days and impossible on bad. UpQuark, 2021 - 2022 My ability to piece, sew, and quilt has not been impacted, and I am glad to have the ability to communicate through my art. Because writing is difficult for me, I may at times only publish photos and captions. I am also figuring out this platform as I go, so please be gentle. Up Quark,above, was created as a response to trauma. As I was learning to manage with chronic pain and autoimmune diseases, people kept telling me to “stay positive”, a nearly impossible prescription. But not impossible. The Up Quark is the smallest positively-charged particle in the cosmos. As with most of my work, all of the fabrics ...
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