New prompt
Dear members of Cloth in Common, It’s my honor to decide on the new prompt for December/January this time. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time. There are so many possibilities. But for once, I don’t want to make it too difficult. In the end, I choose “Change
Berribee Shearing Shed
Abandoned and disused shearing sheds and wool sheds are littered all over country Australia. If you could run sheep, most properties also had a shearing shed as it was not viable to move the sheep very far to be shorn. The farmer would muster the sheep into a paddock nearest
Secret key
At first, this prompt seemed very simple. But on second thought, I’ve come a long way. My first attempt was to quilt a once dyed piece of fabric and add something and that’s it. But that just didn’t work out. I still had plenty of time and I made a
Check The Box
A short time after my 18th birthday, I went to vote for the first time. I never missed an election since then, not once. How important this right had been for me hit me like a brick when I couldn’t vote after we moved to the USA. The emigration took
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
Skies, Rivers, Forests, and Fields…seeking Restoration
The changes in temperature and the long days we so loved during the fall in Ontario have nearly come and gone, and we are awaiting the cold and windy days we knew were coming. As we think about the depth and beauty of the days that remind us of our
Restoration 4-3
An image of peaceful reading, surrounded by threats of book banning.
Love Thy Neighbor
I’ve been working on art and writing for a Masters degree recently. The subject is violence. Of particular concern to me when I began this work was the invasion of Ukraine and the surfeit of gun violence in the United States. Finally focusing on solutions took me back to early
Kintsugi 2
Anything that has a shape is destined to break someday. Old pottery has countless cracks that make it look like it will fall apart. Kintsugi works with the premise that everything is returned to the soil, using only natural materials. After a vessel made from clay is broken, it is
Never Wearing Out
Although I love buying new clothes, I also cannot resist a good bargain! I have found some of my favourite suit jackets among the racks at our local Goodwill and Thrift stores! I decided to find some women’s “fancy jackets” at one of these stores. And a bargain I sure
The Great Divide
Twenty-three years ago, I held a one-way ticket in my hand and had my mind set to make a life on the Northwest coast of the United States. Bill Clinton was still president, but impeachment hearings the year before had poisoned the political landscape. I tried to keep up with
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