it is suddenly cold, very cold here in santiago de chile and i seek refuge.  refuge from responsibility in order to do what i really like. i spent most of the day putting together a fabric pillow in order to lighten things up here in this barren apartment.  somehow the reds and oranges were the right colors amid the impending gloom of winter, a recurring season which i have yet to decipher.  i am not particularly drawn to winter, those early nights, darkness more than light and cold.  so imbuing my life with color.  i am so happy with the results of this spontaneous, freehand applique pillow, all elements speaking of my will.for light. it is the first element of change and future i have created fully since my mother left me.

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de a poquito

me puse a coser

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Cambia, Todo Cambia

I am once again shedding my skin and from a soliloquy with my inner center, I have emerged with new creative forces. Simply said, I have returned to where the circle always takes me.....to my truth which is working with my hands and spreading as much light as I can through my creations. I have learned so much from other bloggers and seen the beauty of the souls that float out there; without them I probably would have remained in a creative rut. Inspiration is a gift from the outside world; the inner world just interprets it. SO HERE'S I BE STARTING A BLOG TO KEEP A RECORD OF ALL MY MEANDERINGS.

Yesterday and day before, I pulled out my fabric scraps and sat on the living room carpet (must be close to the Earth) watching TCM and some PBS documentaries and sewed up the hues of my transmutation into a quilt.

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