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| Boundless II, 2011 (commissioned / sold) |
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| up close |
I had a quick talk with Jesica and we both thought it would be great to stitch the wildflower border in a variegated thread. That would bring it all together I think. So that will get worked on this week. I just need to go out and find the right thread to go with all the colors.
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| her grandmother's fabrics |
I can't stop thinking about Saturday night. The kids were in bed, and I was out for an hour watering the back & front yard, and the gardens and the beds... it was our night to turn on the taps (long-running mandatory water ban here). The sky was darkening, the clouds were darker, the fresh cool wind came up, and I did not want to go back inside! I stood at the window looking in at my husband watching TV, and I said through the glass, "I want to stay out here!"
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| where I run, where I breath, where I clear my head, where I get my energy |
That's where my soul is fed - out in the open. I think that's why when we bought a house here, I needed to stand in each room to see what it looks like out the windows. That was the first thing on my list - BIG windows. Even my machine is at a BIG window. I need to see the sky. That's why I had to move back to Saskatchewan. I need to see far. Then my soul feels unconfined. That's when my creativity just pours out.
(I know - you've seen this soooo many times, but LOOK! It's limitless.)
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| my photo taken from the car window on highway 7 last summer 2010. |
What is it for you? What stimulates your spirit and unleashes your creativity? Whatever you name... you should do that more often!
~Monika
5 comments:
being with nature!
that photo is unbelievable!
Your work and your photos are gorgeous. Living in the city can sometimes be inspiring, but I would love to live in the open like you do.
Thanks! Hey Bee, I live in the largest city in our province - 265,000 people in the city limits alone. It just doesn't take long to drive out of it, ...or look up : )
~Monika
For me it's when I make a mistake. It pushes me to work with what I have and find a way to correct it. For example I bought the wrong kind of fabric for my original Christmas wall hanging so I had to change everything and now I love it even more and I can't wait to finish it.
Hi Monika
This weekend, we went for a drive - from Calgary to Lethbridge. We left early in the morning, and the sun was shining - it was gorgeous. Thanks to you and your blog, I appreciated the beauty much more than usual. So, I would say - reading about how other creative people see the world around them inspires me.
Thanks!
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