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the question being….what's the chances of a woman born for the Lizard clan partnering up on a serious level with Goats?

yesterday a really unbelievable thing occured.  there was a

tornado

in Socorro County.   Who could ever have imagined?

before i found Spirit Cloth,  i had spent some time following Sharon Astyk's blog  Casaubon's Book.  she is the author of Depletion and Abundance.  to me, she is to sustainability  what Jude is to  clothmaking.  Both are rare women.  both brilliant.  both know what they are committed to.  her blog now is Chatelaine's Keys.  i spent a little time reading through some of her Posts yesterday.  until the storm, when i had to shut down the computer. 

 

 

 

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  1. ali Avatar
    ali

    a tornado? that’s really wild for your location, yes? glad all is well. lizard clan woman with goat is an amazing sketch–the concept is intriguing–and you’re living it!

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  2. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    ali…yes. unheard of.

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  3. ;uie Avatar
    ;uie

    Whaaat! Shocked to read this. Living in the land of tornadoes, which has taken some time to get used to since I love wind, I’ve learned to respect its fierceness, I’m so relieved that all is well. Did some checking and read that tornado touched down in Magdalena.
    This drawing of lizard woman and goat; a long time ago, your first cloth, the one that Alyssia has, I said woman in that cloth was you but upon seeing this drawing, well no words to tell of the feeling upon seeing this and looking for a long time…this is more than beautiful and it has huge truth.

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  4. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Marti…again…i don’t even know what to say. i grew
    up with tornados. but here, this is no place for
    tornadoes…we would just very simply be wiped off the
    face of the earth. period.
    the drawing came fast…as a surprise, really. don’t
    draw hardly at all anymore.
    LOVe to u ie

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  5. linda Avatar
    linda

    your drawing is wonderful. i would love to have that talent. i am so enthralled to see this picture. it is so you.
    i have been through tornadoes too.. another mid westerner. awful fear of being swept away with no control. glad you are all safe.

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  6. jude Avatar
    jude

    after a big wind like that maybe wind threads would be all that was left. always a lovely animal element in your self portraits. i remember saying that long ago, maybe one of the first things i noticed in your work. the beast.

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  7. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Thank you for sharing this personal drawing…magnificent.
    Looks like you, yes?!
    And Sharon’s blog… WoW!
    I read quite a bit on her fostering. The world is better with people like her (and her family). Thank you for the introduction…and the hope that she brings.
    I watched the tornado here:
    http://www.weather.com/weather/videos/news-41/top-stories-169/new-mexico-tornado-28528
    Gee Whiz!
    50 miles from my girl as well as you. She knows earthquakes, I don’t know about tornados…

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  8. Mo Crow Avatar
    Mo Crow

    love this drawing grace!

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  9. saskia Avatar
    saskia

    echoing Mo Crow: love this drawing amazing Grace!!

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  10. dee Avatar
    dee

    i love the way you have let challenge be a big part of your life…

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  11. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    well…it was up the mountain, near Magdalena..but that’s
    even wierder almost. a tornado Up The Mountain????

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  12. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    yeah. the beast. always the beast. there is a very
    strong heart beat in me of animal. am so grateful for
    that.
    and you always say the most interesting things…”all
    that was left”…

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  13. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Sharon is pretty much something. i spent about two
    years working with her thinking. much of it remains to
    this day.
    the tornado was in Magdalena…just up the mountain, as
    i said above. how strange.

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  14. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Mo…i keep trying to comment on your blog but they
    want me to have a facebook or wordpress account or
    password. i DO have facebook thingy, but only use it
    to see my Granddaughter’s little boy…otherwise, i don’t
    like it and won’t participate, but
    i’d like you to know that i do see your beautiful work
    and love it just love it, the Art of it and the Heart
    of it……….xoxoxo

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  15. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    thank you for that….i like it best when i click it to
    enlarge…love looking at how the graphite is on paper…

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  16. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    dee…at first when i read this, i thought right away to
    thank you for saying that. how it encourages me.
    but i then also thought about it all day long as i was away at my Work for Money thing and had so MANY thoughts.
    I guess i have always been that way and maybe that’s
    another of the things that “clicked” for me with Spirit
    Cloth..with Jude…the words What If….
    i have lived a What If life. i used to say that it’s
    all just a Grand Experiment. and i guess there is some
    lasting truth to that?…yes….i think.
    a What If to Everything. i do not regret any of the
    challenges i have met. what i know i would regret is
    just doing the same thing over and over. i thing then
    there would be What If’s too, but of such a different kind.

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  17. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Yea, I checked out a map to get my bearings. Just to add that name: Magdalena, has come up in different contexts 3-4 times in the last week! Mmm…

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  18. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    Oooo…spooky…heard my mom’s voice saying that phrase: “Grand Experiment”…haven’t heard that said in years 🙂

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  19. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    Magdalena is where i had thought i’d end up in the
    “beginning”.
    i am going up there, Thursday, to say goodbye to my
    Greatest New Mexico Heroine, Janet. she’s heading back
    to Minnesota to be closer to her daughters. will be
    interesting to talk with her.

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  20. grace Forrest Avatar
    grace Forrest

    it’s what it IS. or can be.
    and i keep thinking…about a Lifetime, or a LifeSpan…
    What exactly is it FOR??????
    i guess i always think its for the What If……….????
    i know that others who have “watched” me might weigh in
    differently. like my kids father, a big for instance.
    but…i still think it may be the thing i don’t regret.

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  21. Robyn Ayaz Avatar
    Robyn Ayaz

    Hi Mo! I have the same problem as Grace and I do love visiting you.

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  22. Robyn Ayaz Avatar
    Robyn Ayaz

    Dearest Grace, you are such a comfort to me, without knowing you inspire me in my own search for the biggest What if so far… I used to think I was so brave and confident and then – well, never mind that, the thing is you give me courage and the heart to move through my days in a different way, and I am very grateful for that. A tornado – blimey! More hugs.

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  23. Robyn Ayaz Avatar
    Robyn Ayaz

    Ooops, me again – I just love your drawing, so full of lizard-ness – I hope you will do more now and then.

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  24. Mo Crow Avatar
    Mo Crow

    thanks for the good words Grace re the crow drawings! Y’know I was having a lot of trouble commenting on Blogger blogs until I finally caved in and made a Google account. Just another hoop to jump through on the cyber trapeze but I do know how you feel!

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  25. Mo Crow Avatar
    Mo Crow

    thanks for the good words Robyn! do you have a blog?

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  26. Eva Ucgatwork Avatar
    Eva Ucgatwork

    Dear Grace,
    I hope you are safe!
    The weather is crazy worldwide! We had summer temperatures some days ago , the following days gave us a more tropical feeling with humidity and lots of rain. Just then the temperatures went down overnight, so that we had to put the heating on!
    but thinking of a tornado in your part of the world really gives me the creeps!
    take care, Grace!!
    eva

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  27. handstories Avatar
    handstories

    tornados, lizards and goats, oh, my! your adventure continues, while you stand in the center of it. i have got to get this “fillyjonk” story to you, along w/the socks. once school’s out…x

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  28. Robyn Ayaz Avatar
    Robyn Ayaz

    Alas, no!

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  29. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    sometimes we all kinda bog down for a while. i think
    that’s ok too.
    blimey…oh, i love that! next time i see some
    Weather coming i’m going to exclaim….Blimey!
    xo to u

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  30. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    yes…the creeps.

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  31. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    cindy…the socks are happily and lovingly awaited…but
    i won’t need them till October at the earliest…so
    sit back and relax. and the story…storys are always
    good. the first people sometimes save stories for the
    winter days………….

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  32. Eva Ucgatwork Avatar
    Eva Ucgatwork

    What are “fillyjonk” stories???
    Sounds interesting.
    eva

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  33. grace Forrest~Maestas Avatar
    grace Forrest~Maestas

    Eva…i googled fillyjonk and found this…i wish i would break down and learn to LINK, but….
    so…try googling and see if you see it, if not:
    atthelighthouse.wordpress.com 2008/08/12 calendary-literature-august-the fillyjonk who believed in disasters
    it is a short story by that title, The Fillyjonk Who
    Believed in Disasters…from the collection Tales from
    Moominvalley by Tove Jansson
    cindy recognized me…she’s pretty good at that sort of
    thing…
    i was raised by a fillyjonk who never “came to terms”. so i have that thread in me. probably was/is even more operative in me than i am even aware.
    let me know if you can find this website. it’s really really great…it’s someone’s blog.

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