Limits no Limits_041

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A journal page featuring a collage of fabric scraps and sewing supplies alongside handwritten reflections on mending and creativity.

Title: Limits no Limits_041
Alternative Title: Limits no Limits
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2019
Description: The left page of the journal is adorned with a vibrant collage of fabric scraps in various patterns and colors, including plaid, polka dots, and solid hues. Among the fabrics are a spool of red thread labeled "Empire," scissors, and a small red heart-shaped piece of fabric. The right page contains handwritten text on lined paper, with a header that reads "NEW Beauty." The text reflects on the author's experience with mending and the emotional connection to the quilts being repaired.
Identifier: 011_070419-091519_limits_no_limits
Dates Completed: July 4, 2019 - September 15, 2019
Keywords: Limited; No limits; Death and loss; Barbara Boster Phillips; Missing Barbara; Fourth of July; Fireworks; Mourning Don; Grieving with Poppy; Mending quilts; Stitching and bleeding; Non-profit struggles; Artist conflict; Solitary tree; Communion; Dark days; Giving up dream; Joy in 29 Pieces; Reframing work; Will Richey; Baby Sol; Family tree; Surgery recommended; Mass shootings; Kindness; I have a dream; Fashion diversion; Christian Dior exhibit; PINK banner; Right action; Kelly and Joe mosaics; Phoebe Little paintings; Kinder world logos; Teachers as love; South Dallas Cultural Center; Epiphany; Injured wings; Consciousness; Betrayal; 29 Pieces compilation
Transcription: NEW Beauty.
whenever I stitch
things together, there
is blood. A needle pierces
a finger. A few days ago
(I clumsily sliced my finger)
a sharpened scissors sliced
my finger and my blood fell
dropped onto a 30 year
old Guatemalan quilt
I am mending,
My hands don't move with
the learned ease + certainty
of an experienced seamstress,
still, things the quilts
need mending. I love them,
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Is Part Of: Limited no Limits
Relation: Image Gallery