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have put this off,  over and over.   but need to at least make a commitment to it,   so the Cloth can go forward.   Here,  then,   has been ,  since the beginning of this cloth,  since before it had its  "purpose",   the appearance of 2 of the Essential Beings.  another is in the top right….in the tree branches.   Both have the same       form.    Not the usual,  but a kind of elongated form.   I have made these marks,  symbols,  on things since i began drawing and especially when i was making the fiber figures…the angels and "dolls".   At one point i was calling those,  Essential Beings     and thought about trying to get a copyright of the "mark"  which is ordinarily in ink and a simple amorphous Eye which spirals out,  usually two turns and then,  into 3.    to me,  they represent the Essense of things…maybe energy forms,  in their most essential composition  .   I imagine them to just  "be there"…. all the time and then when " needed",    they "come".   I have no idea really what i mean by that.    I have never asked mySelf or Them to 
"explain".     But…here is this one…and it seems to be uhhhh,    engaged      with whatever is going on here.   and tonight i was thinking of how Tay will   be "portrayed"  here and realized that before that,  i need to spend time with these Beings.   and how this one was made with thread.    very different than a single line of ink.   

 

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  1. Marti Avatar
    Marti

    “essential beings…the essence of things…energy forms, when needed, they come…” all of this makes deep sense to me for they could be guardians of love and spirit. On this cloth for and of Tay, how right that they are stitched into being for stitches are like filaments, heart strings that connect in a way, at least to me, that ink does not even though ink and thread come to life by our hands.

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  2. LaceLady Avatar
    LaceLady

    I love this beautifully illustrated and described Cloth Love Story ~ “most essential composition”.
    Essential Being. “vital spark · mauri ; élan vital · subconscious ; mind · individuality ; identity · persona ; inner woman · self.” source link ~ https://bit.ly/3ZZ8b2l
    “connections between creativity and family life, aging, and purpose.” Just one phrase that is sticking with me” ~ from Krista Tippet’s interview with Rex Jung: Creativity and the Everyday Brain. source link: https://bit.ly/3TxCriA
    I am particularly interested in this interview, as I am legal guardian to a nephew with Autism Syndrome, which has informed my own creativity and how I see the creativity of others.
    A grateful nod to Cynthia here: Gentle Day, Grace.

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  3. CatherinE Avatar

    I think it’s lovely not to have to ask for an explanation. I do understand the spending time with them, as a way of grounding. Grounding is a word I’ve been hearing a lot lately, maybe unusual here as your symbol is so airy and light.

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  4. jude Avatar

    nice to see you stitching.

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  5. Nancy Avatar

    “guardians” I like that thought…and it made me think of those orbs in Grace’s NM pics 🙂 I feel this connection somehow.

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