This week I want to focus on beauty, harmony and peace. At this time of year, when the snow keeps piling, the days are still far too short and cold, and nerves can easily be frayed by road conditions, what I'd really like to do is run away to some warm calm place.Since flying away is not in the cards right now, I'll go inside instead. Go smaller. Pay closer attention to details in my life.
Right now, in my photography, I'm doing a series of close-up shots of my embroidery tools. Embroidery is the activity I have in my life that best calms and soothes me. I can sit quietly with great concentration. I get in a rhythm with my needle. My breathing slows. My fingers are nimble. My brain starts emitting endorphins. The results of my labor are beautiful, embellished works of needle art.
So I'm taking that thing that is beautiful to me, my stitching, and examining the small details — lint and flaws and scratches and all.
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