Descent into a Lost World
Lisa Walton In keeping with my overall theme of Antoni Gaudi, the Lost World prompt made me think of the spiral stairs descending from the bell tower of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. This spiral staircase was designed by Gaudi and looking down into the spiral makes me think about
Time is running out
“Wenn ich wüsste, dass morgen die Welt unterginge, würde ich heute noch ein Apfelbäumchen pflanzen” (“If I would have know the world would end tomorrow, I would plant an apple tree today”) Martin Luther (1483- 1546)Theologist, Philosopher and Reformat. This quote is the inspiration for this quilt. Our world is
Lost and Found
I was one of those kids who grew up overseas because of my parent’s work. I wrote about growing up as a Third Culture Kid in a blog post earlier this month. https://clothincommon.com/third-culture-kid/ We lived in the Middle East and North Africa until I was about 12 then moved to
From Flax to Linen
The prompt “Lost Worlds“ brought my thoughts back to my old home country, Germany. Rather than thinking about personal stories and family, I thought about the history of the region where I grew up and its close ties to textile production. In Rhineland the main source for textiles was flax.
Shining Poison Factory
World War Two is finally over. Japan is in a state of destruction. In my parent’s era, Japan struggles to rebuild society and industry, even hosting the Olympic Games in 1964. There is a period of high growth, big factories are built nearby, some running 24 hours a day. One
Smoky Sky in the Morning, World Take Warning
Inspired by smoke in the sky from fired in the West, this piece is a warning against a world we may have lost.
Deb’s Lost World
It didn’t take me long to figure out what I was going to do for this prompt. I have actually lost a world. In 2015, my mom and her siblings sold off the last of the family property. I spent many wonderful times there with family and friends. “The dam”
Face, the color of the inside
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to express the faces. As always, this process is like a bit of a pain to me.In this work, the exterior of the face was designed simply, and the skin color of the face was not the existing skin color, but various colors were
골목길(Golmokgil)
“Lost worlds,” while looking for a way to approach this prompt, I accidentally got inspiration from an image I saw on the Internet. The image was a photo of an old ” 골목길( Golmokgil).” 골목길(Golmokgil) is a narrow pathway between houses. If interpreted in English, it is similar to an alley.My childhood,
Third Culture Kid
When meeting new people, I’m sometimes asked “Where are you from?” My answer is often long and rambly or I just fib and say “Detroit.” The fact that I still struggle to answer this reminds me of my unusual childhood. Born abroad of American parents, my brothers and I lived
Lost childhood
My first thought regarding lost worlds was about recent times, and how much our world has changed and continues to change. Our pre Covid daily lives seem to be out of reach. I miss travel, and personal, face to face connection with friends and family. So many conveniences we took