vivid and pure
people are like islands,
self contained, whole and serene
respecting other people's solitude (Gift from the Sea)
My self does not need a lot of interaction with others.
It needs its own self
It needs solitude and quiet
I love to hold my grandchildren close and interact with them through creative imaginings
I love to watch and listen to my beautiful daughters, all 4 of them
It's easy to lose myself though,
and not give my SELF honour and respect
I am me
I am intelligent
I am sensitive
I take care of myself by making art
I take care of myself by stitching
soft caress
in and out
that's all there is
all there is
patience and faith
one should lie empty, open as a beach, waiting for a gift from the sea
everyone, especially women, should be alone for some part of each week - each day
the most important times in one's life are when one is alone
our state of grace
our inner stillness
(these thoughts from gift from the sea)
and time alone brings us close to spirituality
reverse applique
eyelet stitch,
back stitch
french knots
tucks
couching
over and over
I use a lot of repeated marks
I learned this from my mother (nature)
Being solitary IS sublime! xx
ReplyDeletelove the quiet light and deep space in your work
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful inspirational words, they strike a chord within me. I love the calmness of your hand work, your surroundings.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I need quiet, alone time in order to live well - sometimes it is very difficult to find this time.
Bare Tree
ReplyDeleteAlready I have shed the leaves of youth,
stripped by the wind of time down to the truth
of winter branches. Linear and alone
I stand, a lens for lives beyond my own,
a frame through which another’s fire may glow,
a harp on which another’s passion, blow.
The pattern of my boughs, an open chart
spread on the sky, to others may impart
its leafless mysteries that I once prized,
before bare roots and branches equalized,
tendrils that tap the rain or twigs the sun
are all the same, shadow and substance one.
Now that my vulnerable leaves are cast aside,
there’s nothing left to shield, nothing to hide.
Blow through me, Life, pared down at last to bone,
so fragile and so fearless have I grown!
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
from The Unicorn and Other Poems
i too treasure my alone time, it gives me the chance to listen and to see, love your work
ReplyDeleteI've been looking deeply into my tendency toward aloneness. I have a hard time being honest without it.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how repetition is not really about sameness. How it vibrates outward into new form.
Time is a feminist issue - amen! I grow older and still find myself giving time, that is - unthinkingly giving - without considering whether I might myself benefit from time directed to my own needs.
ReplyDeleteThank you also for the image of 'lying open as a beach....'
Beautiful work, thoughtful and inspiring words. I need lots of solitude.
ReplyDeleteSolitude is a gift I give myself every day..all seasons I open a window to hear the early day sounds of birds and winds and stillness..my writing and creative time, my deepest soul-felt places are nourished when I do so. "A Gift From the Sea"...have read and re-read since forever...when I was a young woman..definitely time for another read. You work reflects so much of the peace about which you write..a most wonderful post today.
ReplyDeleteKristin
You have given us a place to be....with wise words and stitching, I am grateful for your post today. There is peace and love here which I needed!
ReplyDeleteI love this whole post, every word resonates with me! Thank you, love your stitching.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully said & shown. More and more it's true, with aging I feel I am magnifying inwards.
ReplyDeleteSo beautifully inspiring, words that make me breath more deeply and get in touch with my inner self. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLike always, Judy : would want to TOUCH it !!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI've just had a lovely catch-up read of your last few posts. It is always a privilege to see your quilts Judy, but to read...and then reread... your words, is SUCH a generous & wonderful gift that you give us. Your blogs continue to be a source of meditation & contemplation for me. Thank you so very much for continuing to share yourself with us.
ReplyDeleteJudy,
ReplyDeleteI truly appreciate the tactile wholeness of the circles. No beginning, no ending. Just hovering with soft energy within.
As ever, thank you dear friend for your words, support and for being as constant as the sea. xxx
ReplyDeleteLovely work. lovely words. thank you
ReplyDeleteI miss the various islands I have lived on, and the sea. Beautiful work and words and good people to study!
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