New York VI
In Europe the European Union is trying to convince us all that we all are one Europe. Trying to believe that I interpreted the International theme as ‘abroad of Europe’. Since I took care of my multiple disabled child I was never able to travel by plane or very far
International Handcraft
The Silk Road wound across the Middle East, India, China and Korea. It brought craft techniques that evolved into the unique crafts of Japan. I always seek out simple crafts during my own travels. It is a pleasure to buy souvenirs from each country and they help
A Point in Time
When the theme ‘International’ was chosen I looked at my recent travels and thought about New York City. It is well known world wide for all sorts of reasons: Broadway; Times Square; Manhattan: Empire State Building and Central Park among many more. However my piece is sombre relating to that
Dual Allegiance
I am a German citizen living in Canada, that definitely fits the “International” theme. It is an important part of who I am. I’ve been living in Canada for over 16 years now, but the ties to Germany are still strong: family, old and new friends, traditions, landscape, cities
Meditation and Praise
We are focusing on communities this round. Our current theme is ‘International’. In January of 2018, I was fortunate to travel to Japan and spend two weeks there touring and participating in several fiber related workshops along the way. One of the museums we visited was the Amuse museum, which
The art was varied
I am basing my Cloth in Common challenges on my recent trip to Canada and the USA in May – June this year. My first challenge was a struggle but as soon as I changed tack and decided to use my trip as the base I have found
Internationalization
“The Olympics are Coming, The Olympics are Coming.” Japan is excited to welcome the Olympics to Tokyo. People are quickly studying English to welcome everyone to the Olympics. Japan wants to be an International nation, but the truth is that most people are poor English speakers.
A virtual, international community – finding my tribe!
In 1993 we moved to Portland, Oregon. I left behind my business, my friends, all my connections. In Portland it was dark, it was raining constantly and I got very sick–complications from a ruptured appendix. It was a very low point and aside from my immediate family, I was
We are getting closer and closer
Members of our ” Cloth in common” are international. There are USA, South Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and Netherlands. I think this could be possible beause there were SAQA, Internet, e-mail, translation tool, etc. If I had not been a member of the international group called “SAQA”, Kalol
International Community
Almost every time we get a new prompt, I have an immediate reaction to it. It is usually a form of word association. This is how it happened this time. I google Cloth in Common on my phone. I find out that Martha Ressler has given us the prompt
Too Many Airports
Our new CLOTH IN COMMON prompt of INTERNATIONAL really appealed to me. I travel a lot – top level frequent flyer category lots. Glamorous? Fun? Exciting? Well maybe sometimes. Most of my time travelling is dragging myself through enormous airports. Packing bags to fit within weight limits and
Back in time
Back in 1968 my parents went to Montreal on a visit. My mum went to Notre Dame Basilica and brought back a postcard folio of this wonderful building and told us about the colours and the amazing craftmanship in the building. Move forward to 2019 when I got a chance