Journey

 

detours? distractions?
unplanned stops, uneven road
part of the journey

We are the sum of all that has happened to us - positive and negative. It is all part of our journey through life. 

 

 

watercolor wash,  overstamped with household utensils and distress ink, ink messages and road map collage, manila tag painted with distress ink and attached with brad and ribbon.

Guila Greer

Honeyquilts

July Haiku Art - Balance

What balance means to me these days is the attempt to put the mind and body into a balanced or integrated state as we do through Yoga practice.

My quilt incorporates the words: "Shanti" which means peace and "So Hum" .  So Hum is a mantra that we use for focus while doing deep breathing.

The Haiku

close your eyes breathe in

jasmine scented air swirling

find your center - stay

 

Shanti 2

 

June Haiku Art: Waterfalls

I love the June prompt word:  Waterways.  Having grown up on the Great Lakes and steeped in the history and lore of the St. Lawrence Seaway I immediately thought of Niagara Falls.  And a more recent Falls discovery - Minnehaha Falls.

I am currently working on a couple of water related quilt art projects and did not want to start another one right now.  So I turned to another art form and designed and made Waterfall earrings.

Waterfalls    the Haiku

cascading splendor

mists rising torrents swirling

mighty falls thunder

 

and the Art

Waterfalls

 

 

Sterling Silver and Swarovski Crystals

A Soft Day In Ireland

The Irish are used to a lot of rain.  Sometimes it rains hard; sometimes it's more like a misty blanket covering the earth.  They call this a "soft day".

 

steady gentle rain

Irish hills shrouded in mist

another soft day

Forest Canopy - March Sunshine

I've always been fascinated by the patterns made by sunshine as it is filtered through dense foliage.

Following is my photo of a sun drenched redwood at a State Park in Northern California.

Armstrong Redwoods State Park

               

Forest Canopy        

Clefts in rain soaked branches         

Sunbeams bursting through   

Upon resolution of machine issues I hope to have this piece executed in cloth.

Faultlines of the Heart

When presented with the February word: "love" I thought of many ways to go with it - parental, romantic, physical, familial - even love of music, nature and so on.  But what I really wanted to deal with was loss of love - specifically loss of loved ones.  When my Mom passed away last year I had to deal with the sadness of her loss plus the fact that she was the last one. Her passing followed my Dad's (by many years) and my brother and sister's deaths more recently.  I reflected on how we all suffer loss of love - or loved ones - then have to face our publics as though everything was completely right in our world.
Here you have a heart that has been fractured into many pieces along the faultlines that were there all along.  And floating over the pieces of the heart are a tangle of ribbons attempting to hide the tears underneath.

detail:  Faultlines

The Haiku

Letting go of love

Hot salty tears flow freely

Bruised battered heart cracks.

Fiber Art Piece for January Challenge

Earlier this month I posted my Haiku for our January word "Beginnings".

I also posted a photo that I created to illustrate the Haiku.

Treacherous frost lurks

Tender shoots defy the chill

Hardy rosebuds thrive.

Here is the Fiber Art component

 The background is lutradur - burned edges, painted, stamped and painted with pearl-ex. Added wintery textures with stamped angelina fibers and sequin waste.
The rosebuds are printed from my garden photos - and thread painted.
A purchased leafy "vine" is appliqued.
The Haiku is printed on Extravorganza that has been fringed and painted on the edges.
The whole piece is covered with a sparkly tulle for added winter effect. A few scattered beads add motion.

Guila Greer

Detail