Monday, March 14, 2011

pattern making

when you need more than plain, 
more than the grid of over one, under one, 
you play. 
sometimes 
serious play. 

my dear friend pat bramhal
weaving a basket 
in silver 
sometimes your weave becomes a map
and you search
stitch 
excavate
deep and shallow
a mole's travels
or a trail
further evidence of the ermine
and a stone
split by weather
more paths
tracks
mapping
and weaving
grid of living here and now
mud season 
it's here. 

9 comments:

  1. weaving with silver,
    slow weaving,cannot be hurried,
    must take it's own time.

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  2. n, it's beautiful, isn't it?
    k, pat tells me she colors the fine silver with ink, in order to keep the pattern straight.

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  3. V- the weaving looks like it requires more patience than I tend to maintain; loved the ermine photo and the further evidence - must be great to have such a critter around. B

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  4. Ahhhhh, mud season...but the sun is wonderful!!! xo

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  5. everything is a pattern, life itself, daily routines, family patterns,shadow patterns, patterns in nature, mathematical patterns - one under one over, I love it.

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  6. barry, pat is the epitome of patience and perseverance
    cait, pulls shoes off the horses, but it does slow down the springtime willies a bit!
    jean, plain is still my favorite. no matter what, i return to plain weave.

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  7. jude, maps and weaving, coming together for me.

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