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Redux, Redux
Saturday, August 21, 2010
A friend is considering stitching a rug. "Do it!" I proclaim,
"Stitching is so soothing." Like a rosary, the repetitive motion is
thoughtless; it steadies the mind, allowing it to take liberties.
Rhythmic and reassuring, the threading of the needle causing pause and
concentration, then the rasp of the wool against the canvas. In and
out, over and over. And if your reverie is disturbed by the slo-mo of
the replay or the recount of the trivia of the day, it matters not. Not
like losing the place on your page, the interruption of critical
dialogue or the bother of the counting, purling, or casting off. If you
are good, or practiced at least, you can look up over the edge of your
glasses and offer a meaningful, "Mmmm-hmmmm," or, "Wow, that is really
something," without so much as a hesitation. Even if you are not, if
this is a new endeavor, you can just stop, needle half in this stitch,
half in that, while you confirm that, yes, of course you are watching,
listening, before you travel on your way to the resolution of the day's
tangled threads.
The image, above, is of the late Russell Lynes, a writer, who, at the time of its publication (HG, January 2003) was the president of the MacDowell Colony.
The piece was a reprint of an article from July, 1972. Of his passion
for needlepointing Lynes said, "As we grow up we become more and more
confined by patterns of socially acceptable behavior. But how we spend
our leisure does not need to conform to patterns. What I stitch into a
canvas is what I feel like putting there." He also noted, "Needlepoint
nearly took over my house." This is something I can completely
understand.
by Patricia Shackelford, aka. Mrs. Blandings
www.mrsblandings.blogspot.com
The colorful world of Jeanette Kuvin Oren
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Welcome Jeanette Kuvin Oren to our growing family of artists!
Jeanette Kuvin Oren is known internationally for her elegant Judaic Art
for Torah mantles, Ark curtains, stained glass and Wall Hangings and
more for families and organizations throughout the world for more than
twenty five years. 
Arise above would make a wonderful tallit bag or larger as a needlepoint wall hanging.
The Seasons above is spectacular in silk threads!
Redux, Redux
Saturday, August 21, 2010
A friend is considering stitching a rug. "Do it!" I proclaim, "Stitching is so soothing." Like a rosary, the repetitive motion is thoughtless; it steadies the mind, allowing it to take liberties. Rhythmic and reassuring, the threading of the needle causing pause and concentration, then the rasp of the wool against the canvas. In and out, over and over. And if your reverie is disturbed by the slo-mo of the replay or the recount of the trivia of the day, it matters not. Not like losing the place on your page, the interruption of critical dialogue or the bother of the counting, purling, or casting off. If you are good, or practiced at least, you can look up over the edge of your glasses and offer a meaningful, "Mmmm-hmmmm," or, "Wow, that is really something," without so much as a hesitation. Even if you are not, if this is a new endeavor, you can just stop, needle half in this stitch, half in that, while you confirm that, yes, of course you are watching, listening, before you travel on your way to the resolution of the day's tangled threads.
The image, above, is of the late Russell Lynes, a writer, who, at the time of its publication (HG, January 2003) was the president of the MacDowell Colony.
The piece was a reprint of an article from July, 1972. Of his passion
for needlepointing Lynes said, "As we grow up we become more and more
confined by patterns of socially acceptable behavior. But how we spend
our leisure does not need to conform to patterns. What I stitch into a
canvas is what I feel like putting there." He also noted, "Needlepoint
nearly took over my house." This is something I can completely
understand.
by Patricia Shackelford, aka. Mrs. Blandings
www.mrsblandings.blogspot.com
by Patricia Shackelford, aka. Mrs. Blandings
www.mrsblandings.blogspot.com
The colorful world of Jeanette Kuvin Oren
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Welcome Jeanette Kuvin Oren to our growing family of artists!
Jeanette Kuvin Oren is known internationally for her elegant Judaic Art
for Torah mantles, Ark curtains, stained glass and Wall Hangings and
more for families and organizations throughout the world for more than
twenty five years. Arise above would make a wonderful tallit bag or larger as a needlepoint wall hanging.
The Seasons above is spectacular in silk threads!
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