this is very ritual like, ceremonial. sacred. there are/were some cultures that use to preserve the placenta, after birth, as charms for protection of the child. in a way this reminds of that. saving the after-birth. a personal act.
That's exactly what wrapping this lively red stuff felt like - as if I were performing a ritual, and that this mass a bloody part removed from the body - leaving behind something more spiritual.
When the wind takes certain seeds into it's vast, moving embrace, there's no knowing where,or to what glorious destiny they fly, only that it will be so.
the removed red threads are wrapped in found lace 
getting it right is important.
As far as I'm concerned you always get it right.
ReplyDeletethis is very ritual like, ceremonial. sacred. there are/were some cultures that use to preserve the placenta, after birth, as charms for protection of the child. in a way this reminds of that. saving the after-birth. a personal act.
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly what wrapping this lively red stuff felt like - as if I were performing a ritual, and that this mass a bloody part removed from the body - leaving behind something more spiritual.
ReplyDeleteintimate minimalism
ReplyDeletequiet and unexpected
yes - ritualistic too
timeless...
xox - eb.
over here, deep compression of emotion
ReplyDeletesaving the residue, important yes
ReplyDeleteEverything already said......and:
ReplyDeleteWhen the wind takes certain seeds into it's vast, moving embrace, there's no knowing where,or to what glorious destiny they fly, only that it will be so.