creatures past and present

Karma VI has a provenance, but I'll drop this here in case you are tired of link-chasing.

"Our lives are not our own. We are bound to

 others, past and present, and by each crime

 and every kindness, we birth our future.” 

― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas

From the B&W series from 2013, this was the last. 

November and December of that year did their best to kill me, and yet, when I look back, there was so much good work. 

I started writing in January, 2014. But I never stopped writing here. My life took some radical turns that year.

I remember being tormented with finding the correct orientation for this piece. Still am. This happens a lot when I work on small pieces. Weakness or lack is addressed during the build phase. Stitching brings language.

By the time KarmaVI wrapped up, I was thirsting for color. 

I'm done with the hearts. There are about a dozen I need to post and get on their way into the world.

Now I have Charlie's Monsters to work on.  The last evening I was there he got into a cartooning groove. We bound them into a folder and I'll stitch when the spirit moves me to pick up a needle instead of a pen. I had to go out and BUY black embroidery thread. Scandalous.
 

life notes ~ 

the phantom plumbers were here and gone in twenty minutes. A new pressure reduction valve was installed under the house in hopes this will allow the hot water heater to soldier on.