22 July 2013

leaves

patina leaf - mjd 2012

i have missed making leaves.

so i ventured upon 
an adaptation
using pin weaving
instead of metal heating
and beating.

pin weaving - mjd 2013


building a leaf
made of natural fibers
triggered meditation
upon impermanence.

woven fiber leaf - mjd 2013

the most important moment
is the one at hand.








12 comments:

  1. I love the quote 'the most important moment
    is the one at hand'.

    I'm so amazed with your woven fiber leaf. What a delicate beauty!!!

    I love leaves and in fact I chose trees for our yard mostly for leaf shape and color. My husband just thought that was strange until he saw them in all their splendor.

    I hope you can get back to making your beautiful metal leaves one of these days.

    Blessings, and Happy Monday!

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  2. Oh, its beauty is so enthralling! Intricate and delicate, pure and perfectly imperfect. I love it so much!

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  3. Clever woven leaf...an interesting change of medium.

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  4. So beautiful and delicate and wonderful. I love seeing the in progress shot too.

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  5. Lovely...both your thoughts and the perfect little impermanent leaf.

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  6. I am hugging you.
    You are resilient, beyond most.
    Others shrivel when their craft has been made impossible to them.
    You find a new path to Zen.
    xx,
    Carol

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  7. MJ - it may have taken time and patience but the fragile strength of this leaf is amazing. B

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  8. Hi MJ - it took my breath away this morning when I saw it, and I have kept coming back to it thru the day. It is so beautiful, so elegant and so full of wonder... just perfect.

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  9. Of course you know that I love your metal leaves ;-), but this one has a fragility to it. Something that you might find in nature when the winds change direction and the sun sets earlier. The kind of fading away that leaves naught but a skeleton of the way the leaf was. I think we will all be like that. Fragile yet woven of so many experiences and chances. This is lovely and you have inspired me! Enjoy the day. xo Erin

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  10. Stunning! You always amaze me...

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  11. I've never seen pin weaving before. I'm beyond intrigued and quite dazzled by the beauty you created. It's rough and ancient-looking and simply wonderful!

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