The Project
INSPIRED BY THE DESERT
Weaving is so many different things and the fact that the same equipment and yarn that a weaver uses to make fabric that drapes and moves can also be used to make a piece of stiff fabric that sits on a table feels magical to me. Almost as magical as the fact that the painted desert, warm and beautiful, in shades of reds, oranges, and pinks exists at the same time, in the same world, as the cold and snowy winter that I am seeing and feeling in New England right now.
Sometimes I get lost in how much access to color we have. As covid rages, as we watch so many things around us change in ways that can feel terrifying, I am filled with awe that I can see and feel so much beauty.
It’s hard to know what else to say. Last week I lost my stepfather. He was 93 and had lived a good and full life. I learned that I have gained a more comfortable relationship with death and loss. I realized that after taking care of my father as he died, I now have real and practical skills, I now have a better understanding of the process.
Last week I won the Windham County Business Plan Competition. It is exciting and prestigious and I hope to say more about it later. But right now, I just keep noticing how many people are no longer here to feel proud of me.
I am going to break this magical weave structure down into it’s components. I am going to write materials and make videos that will help demystify it. But none of that will take the magic of it away. How threads going in one direction, interlaced with threads going in another direction can interact in such amazing and different ways.
I hope you enjoy the project. And thanks for joining me on the adventure!