From the first step through this lovely weathered gate,
the energy and warmth of the place can be felt.
Storm clouds have circled the studio all week, providing breathtaking views as well as
much needed rain for this dry land.
One of the noticeable differences between fall (our usual time here) and spring, has been the ceaseless wind. The week was ushered in by strong winds that the neighbor's flag totally unfurled and acting as a weather vane.
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| Jennifer Coyne Qudeen, detail of work in progress, 2017 |
At some point, I wondered if it were possible to stitch the wind.
With so much zigging and zagging happening, my machine decided to have a bit of fun and throw in a tangle of threads every now and then.
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| Jennifer Coyne Qudeen, detail of work in progress, 2017 |
The story tiles and studio muse chatted
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| Jennifer Coyne Qudeen, detail of work in progress, 2017 |
and filled me on what to do next.
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| Jennifer Coyne Qudeen, detail of work in progress, 2017 |
Sewing breaks were spent doing asemic (or arsenic as the auto-correct on my phone thought best on an Instagram post this morning) writing on paper and cloth. One such break lead me wonder if I could make the zig zag stitch resemble writing
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| Jennifer Coyne Qudeen, detail of work in progress, 2017 |
before returning to stitching the wind
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| Jennifer Coyne Qudeen, detail of work in progress, 2017 |
and circles.
52 story tiles were sliced, rearranged, stamped on and stitched with 48 of them making the cut.
One of the highlighta of this visit was meeting Marianne of Over the Rainbow blog. Back before Pam and I ventured to Santa Fe for the first time, Marianne was kind enough to recommend restaurants and places to visit. Each year since has had her traveling while we're here. Thankfully, our schedules finally coincided. What a lovely time we had!
All is now packed and the studio feels a bit empty, wistful...or maybe it's really just me. Time here is special and I am thankful for it and for being able to share it with Pam. Until next year...
