Seems like lately I’ve been in the employ of words ending in –tion and -sion. words like:
instruction, concentration, immersion, connection, destination, impression, revelation, fermentation
and the main one:
intention
All through the recent couple of weeks these words rolled around inside my head and I find that they apply to so many things throughout my day. All of them though, bound up by intent. I am focusing more on intent these days. Maybe focusing isn’t the right word really. At least being more conscious of it, wondering about it, taking it into consideration . Noticing it, within myself and beyond.
I think that the silks that Richard brought over made it ever clear. These fabrics have intent. Working with them I can feel and see it. Even though most were produced many decades ago (and maybe especially because they were) the intent seems clear to me. They are still here. They were saved all this time. The intent was carried on through many hands into their present form.
And over time here, I have been wondering not only about silk, but about indigo too. Last year I grew indigo-cut and dried it, even saved the seed. Eventually I composted the leaves into a claylike mass. Now, I have made a fermentation vat with the homegrown indigo. I think the past is about to meet the future, blending the past with the future, sustainably.
This intention has been brewing in me for a very long time. Some days I think maybe since the dawn. I am only beginning to recognize it as such. I can be a slow learner…
So beautifully written…I believe that working with something as sublime and ancient as indigo dyeing and the ancient practices of old civilizations like India and Japan, takes you back in time and elevates you to their level as well…As an artist and someone so devoted to her work, you might have the blessing and grace to experience this – a state of self-realization and illumination.
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sometimes you have to look back in order to look forward.
Glennis Dolce http://www.shiborigirl.wordpress.com
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slow learning sticks fast.
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like indigo
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