Scoured cellulose

 The two things that make us human:

1. Language.  Being able to speak and write and communicate and that our writing lasts beyond our lifetime. 

2. Cloth.  

Richard Tuttle 

On the wall silk-linen.  In the basket, cotton and linen.  

But still …

The truck was parked in front and the tail lights were on.  I noticed this when I went out in my nightie to put my studio bags there, beside the vehicle.  Then I walked up a hill behind the house.  From above, I turned and looked back. 

I saw Ned come out of the house and then I saw April come out too and I saw them have a brief hug and then she mounted her bike and left. 

I had no idea that she had come home.  She must have seen my studio bag by the truck.  She must have known that I was awake.  Why didn’t she speak to me?  How did this occur, that she and her dad had a secret meeting ? It was probably to discuss her car, but still.

Last night’s dream. 

Poem Blanket

I am trying to make tenderness come out.  Tenderness and the possibility of touch.   Isabella Ducrot

Not Thinking

To do:

Type up my new philosophy so that I can read about what I am not thinking.    Ha ha. 

tenderness

The focus of designing minimal quilts is to produce work that has been reduced to its essence - stripped down to its essentials.  Gwen Marston
 

Un-sewing

It’s dark now in the mornings.  

I just want to work in the studio, sifting through fabrics and projects and landing on something worthwhile.  Plunge in.        

Today I’ll start by ripping out the fancy stitches I started to put into this piece in the spring.  I’ll put a window hour into un-sewing.  

Finally

 Should I use the gold and yellow handkerchief linen or the sumac berry lightweight cotton for the second side of this new piece? 

I’m going to use the cotton. 🩷