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| From spring scarves 2012 |
Name: Miriam
Started: 2/5/2012
Finished: 2/5/2012
Time it Took: Watched
-1/2 Yes Man
- Married Life
- Valentines Day
This is a hard story for me to share, as this scarf touched me deeper than any that I have worked with. Over the last few days, I knew that something was bothering me, but I really had no idea what it was, and therefore was having trouble dealing with it.
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| From spring scarves 2012 |
As I began working on Miriam, my heart ached, and I could feel the tears welling up inside of me. I was beyond confused, why was I feeling so sad. I paused, and decided to really listen. And as I listened I understood. I was sad because I missed my grandmother. Without going into great detail, my grandmother, Miriam, was an incredibly special person to me. I loved going to her house. She taught me how to knit, and embroidery. I always felt accepted and loved by her. Over the last few years she has slowly slipped away, and throughout this time I have slowly said goodbye. It is hard to grieve a person when they technically are still living, however they are no longer the person that you knew and loved. Over the summer I got a tatoo in my memory of my grandmother, and really thought that I had taken the time to grieve the loss of her.
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| From spring scarves 2012 |
My studio is where I feel the most connected to her, it is now the home of many of her things, and a place that I wish I could have shared with her. She would love to see the things that I am now creating, but I didn't really get into working in textiles, until after she began to go down hill.
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| From spring scarves 2012 |
The yarn of this scarf is so incredibly soft, another sweet memory of my grandmother, we shared a love or perhaps an obsession with soft fabrics. It seems that running my hands over each thread of this scarf, brought back memory after memory of my grandmother, and this scarf, the process of creating it comforted me as the tears streamed down my face.
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| From spring scarves 2012 |
Miriam was created for one of my pilates teachers at Om My Yoga. What makes this even more interesting and interconnected is that I just took a pilates class with affirmations with her yesterday. Throughout the class we were reminded of our strength, our power to overcome. We were also reminded to be in the moment, and creating this scarf forced me to be in the moment, and allowed me to process the saddness that I was feeling, allowing me to move forward. Miriam is perfectly matched with the women that she is going to. Her new owner works each day bring health, wellness, happiness, and empowerment to each of her clients, and that is exactly what this scarf did for me today. Pin It
1 comment:
eYour story about my scarf brought me to tears. It is a beautiful story and a beautiful scarf to go with it. You do such incredible work and I feel so honored to be a part of what is clearly an amazing and loving connection between you and your grandmother. The Pilates for Empowerment class is something I have wanted to do for a long time and that day was the first day I ever did it. I am so grateful that it touched something in you and allowed you to connect with part of you that still needed to grieve such a sad and significant loss. I will wear my scarf proudly and will love it even more knowing how it came into being...
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