"All flowers are beautiful,
even though each individual flower is different in form and color.
Because of this difference, “all are good”.
Because everything has the same life,
life cannot be measured by a yardstick.
It is this individuality that makes everything meaningful
and the uniqueness of each thread
that creates the tapestry of life."
Misao Jo, founder of Saori Weaving, Japan, 1969
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It’s all coming together… my interest in the Bauhaus, Japan, Saori, fibers spun and woven and knit…
I wanted to share this inspirational quote I found in an article about the work of Lenore Tawney…
“As I was weaving, the warp began to hang in places looser than the woven part. I thought to myself, it won’t be any good. Then I thought, But I don’t have to show it to anybody; it’s just for myself. And I felt so free! I did as I wanted. And when I took it off the loom and threw it on the floor I felt that tiny click near the heart that meant: It was not bad. So I learned in that piece that I had freedom to do what I wanted.”
http://www.fiberarts.com/back_issues/11_07/Lenore_Tawney.pdf
I just posted this on Ravelry, but thought I'd share it here too...
Hugs and smiles...
Suzy
