as if i don't have enough to focus my energies on these days i've taken up knitting. last year it was embroidery; this year knitting. let me be clear i've never been the crafty sort in life or with needles and thread. i've always loved wool but the pricey cashmere kind that you don't find in a thrift store. so this bit of self-discovery peaked sometime last year when i finally realized i needed to work with my hands in a different way than i'd been used to. i do most of my work in the evening which i've found to be a wonderful way to unravel from my busy days spent at the flower market, or at the studio working on design projects and typing furiously on my laptop. like now. i am at the beginning of something new. i am taking it slow and i'm trying not to worry about a missed stitch or an extra here and there. it's ok to make mistakes. it's just another opportunity to learn about ourselves.
one day i try to imagine making something as beautiful as
louise.
Untitled (2008)
Fabric and fabric collage.
Ode à la Bievre (2007)
Deluxe cloth book with 25 fabric panels, embroidery and appliqués.
1.2. © louise bourgeois
{Bourgeois called sewing her way “to keep things together and make things whole”. She wasn’t the only one who found the act of performing a craft incompatible with worry and anger. Mind/Body scientists like Herbert Benson at Harvard and Robert Reiner at NYU argue that insistent, seemingly monotonous activities like knitting and embroidery may evoke a physical and mental calm that interrupts stale thinking, reduces depression and boosts health over time. So! Find a craft you love- the more rhythmic and repetitive, the better} ~ naomi zeichner via the fader
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