Thursday, May 22, 2008

Another Heart

Well, it's been a full week since my last post. What can I say? I've had several minor reactions to chemical exposures. Taken on their own, none of them would have been much more than a blip in my activities. But the cumulative effect seems to have taken a larger toll. There's been a lot of down time. And DH has left on a road trip, taking every camera we own with him. I made sure to get at least a few pictures I could use here before he left :- )

I have done a little more work on my wonky hearts but I'm not going to show you that yet. What I want to share today is this month's journal quilt. It's another heart, this time for the people of Burma and China.


It's 8.5" x 11" like all the other journal quilts I've been making. I used a silk damask for the heart and a batik and a hand dyed cotton for the background. The silk has a chrysanthemum design woven into it. There's a reference on Wikipedia that says in the Chinese culture white chrysanthemums are symbolic of lamentation. White is the color of mourning in Eastern cultures. I chose the background color to represent the Buddhist monks who have been in the backgound of both countries, providing both physical and spiritual support to the people.

At this point I don't have any specific ideas for embellishments. My first thought was clear or silvery seed beads to represent tears. We'll see.

6 comments:

  1. That is so wonderful. What a great idea. Kind of like a prayer, a lifting up of all that suffering. I can't wait to see what else you do with this page.

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  2. ooh, beautiful fabrics. I love the wonkiness.

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  3. What a wonderful thought, and I love the wonky heart, the beautiful fabrics, and the simplicity of it all. Your idea of clear beads is good, I think. A very thoughtful concept.

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  4. ?wavy lines for water and movement? I like the tears idea. It makes me wonder about my page, may pole ribbons - the happy thoughts of new beginnings, against having to start all over because of nature, not by choice.

    The Ring'snThings trunk show is next Saturday at the Cottontree. I know it's probably too risky, but if you get there when it opens, it wasn't busy for the first 20 minutes or so.

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  5. Hi Sue, please feel better soon. Darn all the 'stuff' anyway. Neat heart..whatever you decide will be wonderful for emblellishment. Hugs, Finn

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