Reading about your craft is fascinating because I apply the same thinking to playing the piano. How long it takes is irrelevant: the meditation, and act of doing the craft “fills me up” as well. Your work is beautiful!
Jennifer, you are an artist! When I see your work and read this article, I feel the way I feel when I write, a joyous journey requiring mindfulness, mindlessness, and a ton of dedication :-)
I switch back and forth too. A few times a year I do what I think of as a Big Project which requires lots of thought and planning and reworking and chaos. The rest of the time it’s just mindless stitching, usually improv, for peace of mind.
There was a time in my younger days when I thought it required patience, but now stitching, whether knitting, embroidery, crochet, is comforting, meditative, and I get lost in the project. I agree with you wholeheartedly.
Reading about your craft is fascinating because I apply the same thinking to playing the piano. How long it takes is irrelevant: the meditation, and act of doing the craft “fills me up” as well. Your work is beautiful!
Love that! Thank you for sharing.
Jennifer, you are an artist! When I see your work and read this article, I feel the way I feel when I write, a joyous journey requiring mindfulness, mindlessness, and a ton of dedication :-)
Thank you! For creative souls, it's all about the journey.
I switch back and forth too. A few times a year I do what I think of as a Big Project which requires lots of thought and planning and reworking and chaos. The rest of the time it’s just mindless stitching, usually improv, for peace of mind.
Love that! Thank you for sharing!
There was a time in my younger days when I thought it required patience, but now stitching, whether knitting, embroidery, crochet, is comforting, meditative, and I get lost in the project. I agree with you wholeheartedly.
Yes, so meditative! One of my favorite things about it. Thank you for sharing!