Grooves in the Desert

I have been studying rugs lately...on gutenburg.  In this book on rugs it said this.
"The rug itself symbolizes Eternity and Space, and the filling or plan is the symbol of the world - beautiful but fleeting and limited."  Because that is what a life is and what we put in it and what we take out of it...just like what we decide to put in our art and what we leave out.  It is our story.

A Roaring In My Head.

The wind is so strong

That it roars in your ears

A Very Strong Wind

The Wind is all around you,

It burns your eyes,

It dehydrates your skin,

It is an intruder trying to get in

Mosaic Monday

1. Random Embroidery on Felt, 2. the first traveler, 3. "SPRING FLING #6..."  Flipped :), 4. City of Denim Close-up

The Wind

The wind was constantly blowing. 
It nearly blew us off the road on the highway.

It was a cold and steady wind. 
As it got darker it started blowing harder.

Lighting the Candles

It is getting dark outside so we lit some candles.

We are not on the grid (the electric grid).  It is incredibly quiet here, except for....

Miro's Study Journal Page 12

I like the different colored back grounds against the playful images.  

Miro Book Finished!!!

"Escape From the Blame Game" 2009

The idea is that we get caught in a web of expectations and roles that cause us to react in certain ways.  We have to stop and become "Re- sponds - able".  Creating enough perspective or objectivity to be able to chose  our own response.  You don't have to stay stuck in something that can never be resolve or lead to love. 

Grounding in the midst of a confusion.

When I first did this applique I was discouraged because of all the business of this piece.  After studying Miro and seeing how much he used black to create a sense of grounding...I decided to use it in this piece and see what would happen.  I am enjoying the result.

Dug Outs.

  This is a small applique art quilt of a place that we visited in New Mexico.  This is a house that is dug out of the desert sand near Socoro, New Mexico.  My husband was interview for a job at the NRAO, when we went to look at these dwellings.  We had been in contact with one of  the builders of these little earth shelters for 2 years, so we were very excited about getting a tour.