Transparent Specimen
First of all, I decided to go to the library to investigate issues that I had not thought much about “Anatomy” in my daily life. “The Transparent Anatomical Specimens Book” The creations of Iori Tomita, (Japanese ) pioneer in the art of “Transparent Specimens” It’s appearance has a beauty that
Skeleton Revealed
The prompt of Anatomy should make you think of a living organism but my passion (some would say obsession) continues to explore the work of Antoni Gaudi. I was drawn to the skeleton framework that is the basic structure of any building. What better building to explore than Sagrada Familia,
In His Hands
My sister and I made a pact to each create a felt and sequined bird once a month during 2021. When we were small, our mom made some beautiful sequined bird ornaments for our Christmas tree. These, unfortunately, were lost during the sale of our parents’ estate. As I made
The place in my memory
The place where I had fun play with my friend when I was a kid. The Golmokgil of the village where I lived, which has now been developed and disappeared. 골목길( Golmokgil )is a narrow pathway between houses. it is similar to an alley in English.From 1970s to The early
ABANDONED, In The Mills
Bethany Garner
Forbury Park
When the prompt “lost world” was given I had just attended the last night of Harness Racing at Forbury Park in Dunedin, New Zealand. While I was involved in closing the raceway it was sad to see it close after nearly 100 years of racing. My father, my brothers and
1986
Doerte-Ina Liebing On April 26, 1986, a nuclear disaster of the highest category occurred near the Ukrainian city Pripyat. As a result, radioactivity of several trillion becquerels was released into the Earth’s atmosphere. Radioactive fallout fell in the region northeast of Chernobyl as well as by wind transport in many
Sandoz Mile-Long Meadow
My lost world is a long-gone pond on former family property.
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.