On a (thankfully) artistic note, I found an excellent online embroidery stitch dictionary that has things in there that I've never seen before, Sharon b's Dictionary of Stitches for Hand Embroidery and Needlework. Truly exhaustive with stitches from around the world that I've not seen explained before. Consider the Drizzle Stitch, the Woven Spider's Wheel, and the Knotted Cretan! Really! Another reason I am glad to be alive during the Internet revolution. Anxiety over not being able to do it all (or at all sometimes, as it seems) but happy there is so much out there to learn from. Viva le Needle!
Monday! Looking forward to the routine that makes me exhausted but happy. Having time off to regroup and heal up a bit was a godsend. The massive full moon that is hanging around the sky feels ominous as it seems to change position from my back yard to across the street from my house. It is huge, glowing, and unmistakably powerful. Makes me think about the scale of the earth and the relative insignificance of our own little lives as we spin around on this planet that feels so permanent and still. To think people on the other side of the globe see the same moon, in such a close time to our own view if it, is humbling. I remember having thoughts like this from several other meaningful vantage points in the world - the southern Nile, Waterloo Bridge in London, the courtyard of Sulimaniye in Istanbul. I wonder who is watching back at Earth and thinking the same expansive thoughts?
On a (thankfully) artistic note, I found an excellent online embroidery stitch dictionary that has things in there that I've never seen before, Sharon b's Dictionary of Stitches for Hand Embroidery and Needlework. Truly exhaustive with stitches from around the world that I've not seen explained before. Consider the Drizzle Stitch, the Woven Spider's Wheel, and the Knotted Cretan! Really! Another reason I am glad to be alive during the Internet revolution. Anxiety over not being able to do it all (or at all sometimes, as it seems) but happy there is so much out there to learn from. Viva le Needle!
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AuthorAmy Ropple is an artist and art educator who believes engaging in visual art can make life happier and more meaningful. This blog is a daily journal of creative habits and interests, as well as reflections on living with chronic autoimmune disease. Archives
January 2017
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