or knot to be

Am in the home stretch of french knot making.  It's been fun rather than tedious because, every time it starts to get tedious, I put it aside and do something else for a while.  Yesterday I decided to add a few butterflies from my new sequin collection.  Five is a number of destabilizing but ultimately necessary change.  So far I've added four and am not yet sure where the fifth will be placed.  The sequins are fairly large so I definitely don't want to over-do or they'll distract and detract from the overall feel of the piece. 

I made sure the pictures for this post held some element of the hot pink fringe for Jude since she enjoys looking at it.  You know there IS a strong connection to the heart center and lower chakra healing.  One of the places where people (including me) need to keep that most tangibly in mind is at the sacral-solar bridge.  So the serendipitous inclusion of a color that is very nearly magenta (a/k/a the highest vibration of the heart center's green/pink healing rays) has given me a lot of food for meditation as I make my way through the layers of stitching and beaded additions.

The more I work on this piece the more I am glad to be working on it - not just because the color range cannot help but lift the spirits but, also, because I am learning so much about creating a "new" textural [slow] cloth from application of different threads and embellishments.   I had not thought of this piece as a holding cloth in fact I have been steadily working on it with the of idea of its eventual home being a very specific bit of wall space.  But I don't think it's just meant to be viewed from that standard distance.  I think it will also need to be passed around and absorbed at a more personal touch-friendly range...

Comments

[Cathie]

Indeed this is meant to be a tactile piece, Acey. Devoured not only with the eyes, but with the hands. The new header -- full of energy AND so pretty.

[jude hill]

yup, that fringe is definitely vibrating. it touches me even though i am far away.

[Helene H]

It is truly delightful to watch your progress on this piece.

[jenclair]

This is certainly a piece that makes the fingers tingle and itch to touch. Colors, textures, design--I can see that it would be a pleasure to work on!