The Grass is Green enough where I am
09 November, 2017
How often do we think about the past or the future and rarely see what is right in front of us? How often do we strive for perfection and feel stuck? How often do we run away, to places where the grass seems to be greener?
It was a sunny day in spring when my mind was doing all of that. It was also that day when I stopped listening to these stories. That day I discovered tiny hair on a blade of grass right in front of me. That day I asked myself: Can I spin this?
This grass yarn vessel shall be a constant reminder that abundance is everywhere for an open mind.
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This vessel is a living artwork. With time the grass has changed colour from green to yellow.
Handspun velvet grass; wool, mohair, alpaca and silk handspun on wire; woven on a Hula Hoop
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A longer story of the mindful making of this piece has been published in the first issue of “TinyStudio, Creative Life”, an online magazine for Fibre Artists. https://www.fiberygoodness.com/tinystudio-digital-back-issues/
How often do we think about the past or the future and rarely see what is right in front of us? How often do we strive for perfection and feel stuck? How often do we run away, to places where the grass seems to be greener?
It was a sunny day in spring when my mind was doing all of that. It was also that day when I stopped listening to these stories. That day I discovered tiny hair on a blade of grass right in front of me. That day I asked myself: Can I spin this?
This grass yarn vessel shall be a constant reminder that abundance is everywhere for an open mind.
...
This vessel is a living artwork. With time the grass has changed colour from green to yellow.
Handspun velvet grass; wool, mohair, alpaca and silk handspun on wire; woven on a Hula Hoop
...
A longer story of the mindful making of this piece has been published in the first issue of “TinyStudio, Creative Life”, an online magazine for Fibre Artists. https://www.fiberygoodness.com/tinystudio-digital-back-issues/