Scattered Black and Whites
Once I understood that I couldn’t merrily print lyrics onto cloth to use for this piece I had to have a rethink. One of the lyrics I had been going to use was from a song called Scattered Black and Whites by Elbow. It is a song about memories
In the moon light
“Thought of thousand things fill me with melancholy as I gaze upon the moon, but autumn`s dejection comes not to me alone.” By Oue senri Peter macMillan This melancholy lyric poem is ”百人一首“ （One Hundred Poets One Poem Each） It`s very old collection of Japanese poem. But now
Elizabeth's World
Although I live in the peaceful countryside, my ears are assaulted day and night by the sound of my mother-in-law’s TV. She is a sweet soul who lives with us, and the TV keeps her company, though she pays scant attention to it. Instead she is absorbed in her
Touch of wind and water
Somewhere in the sunshine, a soft wind blows. When it touches my skine, it gives me like a feeling of touching the silk. Such a touch feels good, healing,and I feel myself bright and refresh. How does the touch of water feel? When I went into the seawater, the water
The Gentle One
The Gentle One 29.5″ x 40.5″ @Colleen Kole 2017 Touch is a physical connection which, in turn, often leads to a heart and mind connection. A soul connection. This piece started with one intention but evolved to have another meaning as it was the events that happened during the making of the
Born to cloth
At the top of my late friend, Christine Thresh’s blog were these words: “We are born to cloth. It is the second thing we touch after our mother.” I don’t know if those were Christine’s words or if she was quoting, but they always
Biometric Touch
My inspiration came from my new laptop that I got at the same time Lisa posed her challenge to us. It has not only a touch screen and a touch pad but also a small touch pad that is used to read my fingerprint to identify me when I
Touch of Goldenrod
I had just purchased a Victorian crazy quilt, with its riot of silk, velvet, brocades and intricate embroidery stitches, when I read Lisa’s prompt. I struggled with how to respond to this very touchable item with my own quilt. In the end I couldn’t find velvet that I wanted