Found my Home
We moved house recently Even though we didn’t move too far in location. Nor was the layout of our new house a great deal different. Basically there was not a great deal of change to our lives. However, I found my creative flow stopped altogether. My creative space was disorganized
Make a Habit and the Habit Makes You
We know a habit could be a bad or a good habit. It could be a conscious habit you’re trying to adopt or a habit you’re unaware of. It could be a habit that has become part of your routine Just a few days ago another year of the 100
Along the Margin of Sea and Sand
Janine Ibbini. Revealed Quilts. Change of Season As in other parts of the Earth, there’s really only two seasons in the UAE, summer and winter. Its winter now and I can’t think of a better place to be. I love the cooler days when we can stay out doors for
Troubled Times
Janine Ibbini Here is my artistic reflection of our Troubled Times Our Human Suffering and our Relationships The interpretation is up to the Viewer. Who will very likely interpret it differently Different than the thoughts and emotions I was experiencing while I created it. You may see within this piece
Restoration
Janine Ibbini, Musings, Prompt, Restoration Before I begin a new work I like to look at the dictionary definition of the prompt. Restoration – “the act or the process of returning something to its original condition, or to a state similar to its original condition” “The action of returning something to a former owner, place, or condition” Restoration: At first
Abscission
By Janine Ibbini The trees in Yorkshire were beginning to shed leaves as we left back to UAE in mid- September The dropping of leaves by deciduous trees is called Abscission. It occurs on the cusp of autumn and winter as part of a long cycle of growth, maturity and
Transformation
As Textile Artists fabric is one of the mediums we use. There are many ways to transform and alter fabric. One way is to take a piece of white fabric and transform it with dye, either natural or chemical. Altering the whiteness by making marks, by printing, by folding or
The Way It Is
A pivot point arrived in my life when I had our third child in my early 40s. This brought about a total Change of Pace. Life slowed down, and I had time to spend with my young baby. I also had time to stay in the UK and support Mum,
Colourful Connections
Artists, Janine Ibbini, Connections, Revealed Quilts, For a number of years, I was of the mindset that handwork was too slow, and I was eager to sew, working only by machine. Then I learned English Paper Piecing (EPP), and I was amazed and delighted by how quickly the piecing grows!
Connections
Around the same time as Martha’s Prompt was revealed early last month, I finished reading an interesting book, about the times we live in. “Ways of Being. Animals, Plants, Machines: The search for a Planetary Intelligence.” by James Bridle. Science is discovering, how, the more we look, the more we
Early Morning Light: Five little birds at the water’s edge
Janine Ibbini / Revealed Quilts/ Pattern Prompt Ogee arches are seen often in Islamic architecture in the UAE. What is an Ogee? From Wikipedia: “An ogee is the name given to objects, elements, and curves—often seen in architecture Ogee windows and arches were introduced to European cities from the Middle East Ogee is also