I decided I wanted to make a 12" piece for the SAQA Auction. At about the same time, I heard a podcast on To the Best of Our Knowledge, entitled "Sacred Nature". I was particularly intrigued by Segment 2, an interview with Gordon Hempton about his book, One Square Inch of Silence: One Man's Search for Silence in a Noisy World. Almost immediately, a picture formulated in my mind: a piece 12" x 12" composed of 1" squares -- all but one of them in randomly-pieced black and white fabrics. Then, one square inch of peaceful blue. I finished it late last week, and am about to mail it off for the auction. You can see a photo of it on page 3b of the SAQA 2010 Auction site. And yes, it's entitled, "One Square Inch".
I've also been moving ahead with "God, of Your Goodness" -- the first in a series of spiritually-inspired pieces. As seems to be my habit, much of it is hand stitched, like the applique in blanket stitch for these hearts...
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The idea is that the hearts are cascading down the front of the robes of a celestial being (God), and that they represent "Himself", because the piece is based on the opening line of a prayer of Julian of Norwich: "God, of your goodness, give me Yourself...".
Stay tuned; there will be more photos as the piece progresses. I have a strong sense it will be hand-quilted, too.
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