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
Refle, Reflect, Reflection
I like staring at water and looking for patterns and reflections. As I read in a lot of Cloth in Common posts, we all have a database of photos with patterns, odd things and reflections. So have I. This particular reflection was a photo of masts of sailing boats in
Sunshine and Shadow, Darkness and Light
When we look at a reflection we are seeing, not a replica, but a mirror image. In our lives, in our families, in our communities we live with the up and the down, the dark and the light, joy and sorrow, loss and gain. I see those opposites as
My reflection in the mirror
When I tried to make my piece with Lisa’s “reflection”, many thoughts struggled each other in my head. Eventually “me”,”mirror” and “reflection” were left. In everyday life, we see ourselves in front of the mirror more than once a day. Every day, my appearance looks a little different depending on
Rainy Night in the City
This is Deb Cashatt, back with my quilt based on the prompt “Reflection.” To me the abstract looked like a rainy night in an almost empty city. My mind saw a figure amid neon lights reflecting on wet pavement and windows. So I decided the quilting should make
Wave Optics
Looking out over water every day when we got the theme “Reflection” made it natural for me to chose reflections on water as my visual. I was doing an artist residency close to my hometown, on the coast of Nova Scotia. The setting was beautiful, I worked in
Fireworks Reflection
The dead people of Japan are said to return to this world for a short time during the summer. Many cities and towns have fireworks displays as a way to guide the dead back to their world. Fireworks are launched at the waterside and their reflections illuminate
Metakognition
Why does my reflection look different than me? Every day we use a mirror to examine our appearance and thus our own perception as well as the perception of others. But does the mirror really show us the reality? Do we really see ourselves in the mirror as other
Reflecting on the Past or the Future
Sometimes when you are struggling to find inspiration for a theme something just happens and presents itself as the perfect thought. I have been dealing with getting my mother settled into a new lifestyle and this meant clearing out years of memories. When going through a pile of
Reflections in the Koi Pond
I looked through my photographs for images relating to reflection. Because I live in Florida, with water all around, I had plenty of inspiring images. The beach, the lake nearby, ponds near the bike trail, all provide beautiful scenes of reflections on water. I settled on
Looking at reflections
When we got the theme “Reflection” I was in the middle of an artist residency. This residency was close to my hometown, on the coast of Nova Scotia. The setting was beautiful, I worked in a barn overlooking the ocean and an inlet. I was working there