Persist
The theme, Winds of Change, inspired me to reflect on the recent massive changes in the United States and the world, and to compare them to a hurricane type storm. Experiencing the offensive actions of our executive commander and his crew feels like being bombarded with a steady stream of
We The People
More than three months of confusion, frustration and brainwork are coming to an end. This was hard for me, to articulate what I am feeling. Deep sadness clouded my vision, a vision that has become a fast-moving target as the daily deluge of bad news washes over this country. And
Is the Storm over or about to begin?
It’s hard to believe we’re already working on the final prompt for Round 4 of our Quilts project! Time really flies when we’re immersed in our creative endeavours. I even needed a friendly nudge from Karol to get this blog post written – thank you so much, Karol! For me,
Change is in the air
Change. It’s inevitable. We can feel the world changing dramatically. Change is hard, but it can be hopeful and positive. For the past two years, Cloth in Common members have been making art about the topic of Change. At the end of May, we will reveal our last works based
Dancing with Wind
A long time ago, there was a movie music that sang “Que Sera Sera”. In Japanese, “Tomorrow’s wind will blow tomorrow.” This means that you can help if you are depressed when tomorrow is another day, so you should get out of it. That’s life! The wind is carefree and elusive.
Time for Change
As I reflect on my piece tonight, which is very late due to me having Influenza A at the end of last month, I am wondering if the timing is right? Revolution normally means a group of people have risen up to enforce political change or you could look at
Thoughts on Winds of Change 4-12
Martha Ressler There are so many ways to interpret this versatile prompt. The original comment was made by UK Prime Minister Harold McMillan in 1960 in a speech in Cape Town, South Africa. He was referring to the spirit of anti-colonialism that was sweeping across the African continent and in
Is it time to change?
We are in Autumn going towards Winter and in the northern hemisphere it is spring going into summer. Inevitable change of seasons is happening. Every year we get older so again inevitable change. These are things we cannot control. Things we can change though are our weight, our fitness, our
WINDS OF CHANGE
“Forces that have the power to change things……..used generally to mean change is going to happen.” In these troubling and uncertain times that are facing the world today including poverty, disease , hunger and political turmoil, one hopes that “a change is gonna come”. A simple change of weather could
4-11 Revolution
I believe we are watching an epic period in world political history at present. The actions being taken, and the responses others make, will have consequences on a global scale and may take many years to recover from. Watching and listening to the “noise” occurring on a minute-by-minute basis is
Winds of Change
Today I learned there is a Wiktionary… how interesting! The Wiktionary definition of the phrase Winds of Change is as follows: Noun winds of change pl (plural only) Etymology Coined by UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1960 in a speech advocating decolonization made in Cape Town, South Africa which
Revolution
How does a revolution come to a standstill? As long as the population walks between the set lines, everything is good. But when there is unrest among the people, it changes. This can have many causes. Disagree with the decisions of the government. If people don’t have financial means to live