Monday, June 10, 2013

moonday gardens


I've been planting stitches inside and seeds outside. As I stitched on this tiny May moon cloth, I thought about the cycle of bud to bloom, how a bud becomes so swollen it has no choice but to burst into blossom. And so this little full moon followed suit by swelling out trapunto-style (slit, stuffed, stitched). The background of the piece is a repurposed silk sleeve eco-dyed with St. Joan's wort -- it took a bit of loosening up on my part to allow the rough and refined to come together like this.

The pole beans have been planted, one type per pole. This is a working back yard, I try to make use of each and every plant in some way (drying, freezing, tincture, etc.) over a period of time. One year, I'll harvest and freeze nettles and the next year my focus may be on a different wild green -- and so on. It is a low-stress way to get to know most of the plants on this little patch of land I'm lucky enough to care for.

Today is a waxing moonday in the sign of Cancer. A time of possibilities and potential, it feels good now to be home tending inner and outer gardens -- exploring, planting, watering, and nourishing.

As the moon swells into perfect fullness, here's to filling and growing ourselves.

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to bloom." Anais Nin


12 comments:

  1. oh your May cloth is delightful. the kantha stitch gives it so much texture and movement.

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  2. Thank you, Deanna -- it was fun!

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  3. Your garden is s delightful! Please post again when the beans are up the poles, I'd love to see! Love the little moon-n-mushroom cloth.

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  4. I love your May block. I must admit that I thought those were my cat's toys at the bottom. :) I make them cat nip toys similar to your buds. LOL! Your maypole garden is delightful!

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  5. Lovely garden and lovely moon cloth. The stitching adds so much texture to it.
    best, nadia

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  6. Love your little mushroom house and all the stitches on your block. Great pole bean posts, reminds me of our teepee. It will look beautiful covered with vines and beans.

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  7. I think I can see those stitches moving! Maybe dancing!

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  8. my comment got away from me, that last one was me...

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  9. and now i see it disappeared- good grief, functioning well does not seem to be on the agenda for my day! the original comment said that I think I can see those brilliant stitches dancing, such movement!

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  10. Wonderful women, Nancy, Jeannie, Nadia, Kathy & Cindy -- thank you for nice comments. xo

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  11. Oh this moon cloth is great I recently joined a course with Spirit cloth but haven't done a stitch yet, thank you for the inspiration, mushrooms and moons are 2 of my favourite things x

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  12. Hi Starr and thanks! Maybe I'll see you around over on the class forum. Lots of wonderful ideas and people there.

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