I had been at my computer all day. Not something I’m used to. And after dinner I couldn’t think of a thing I wanted to do but go to my studio and sew some pieces of fabric together.
It was already dark out, and I knew being in my studio would be like a meditation. All I had to do was choose two pieces of fabric and sew it together. Then keep choosing and sewing.
I worked from the scraps already on my desk, scraps I’d used to make potholders a few days before. They came together easily.
All week I had been focused on my trip to India, the practical and emotional. In my studio I was letting it all out, showing how I felt, what was going on inside of me through shapes and colors and textures. I wasn’t thinking about it, I was feeling it.
The word threshold kept coming to me, that something was shifting inside of me. But I was tired of words, having a hard time using them, so I let the fabric tell my story.
Something did happen that night and I found my strength once again through my work.
This afternoon I finished designing that quilt that I started a few night ago. And when I look at it now it seems celebratory and ceremonial to me. Joyfully serious. Determined and very intentional.
Maria…. This is beautiful… Just love all the colors…. Rebecca
Maria
You have made a gorgeous Indian style quilt, When you get there you will see what I am talking about. The spirit of Indian women is already within you. As beautiful as your work is now I can’t wait to see what you design when you return! Love Tess
What a great title for a post. You’ve given me something to play with in my mind and writing.
It’s great that you didn’t put yourself off saying “I’m too tired, I’ll create tomorrow.” Or “This isn’t when I go to the studio”. You did what you needed to. And whether you meant to or not, the result has a gorgeous door (a threshold) front and center.
Maria,
This is wonderful and so expressive of a threshold to a new you and a new place you are going. I LOVE this. Is it for sale yet? I have a birthday coming up.
Thank you Diane, and I’ll email you about the quilt. Someone else is interested in it, but it’s not certain.
This is beautiful!
I love how you have combined bright, energetic colors with darker grounded ones.
If I was interpreting this, I would say that it is grounded/comes out of the brown earth, the black and gold mysterious sacred, and errupts in a dance of joy.
That’s a beautiful description Ardene. Makes sense to me too.
I LOVE HOW ARDENE INTERPRETS YOUR QUILT, MARIA! Looking at the colors and design, I was thinking what a beautiful interpretation your quilt is of a garden, earth, grass, flowers springing up in the center. Annie
I feel the same Annie.