She Is There! A Closeup Of A Work In Progress Of New Work For My The Sketch Hunter Series.

'Connection'

11 September 2018 A birthday present for my friend.

spiral - the journey

ink on paper // hand embroidery on skin

(2019)

That's such a lovely thing for you to say - thank you for sharing it and for the beautiful words.

I am constantly amazed at the artistic & poetic talents that many of my tumblr followers possess. Here is a piece of embroidery I recently purchased from tamembro. The artwork is entitled “hi, what do you see” tears and eye in flower (if you look closely you will notice three tears (beads) beneath the eye). The piece is hand embroidered with stranded cottons on a linen background and stretched over thick paperboard; it measures: 15.5cm x 16.5cm.

The first time I saw this image, I immediately identified with it; here finally was something tangible that truly depicted the mysterious, melancholic nature of my muse. I plan to frame it, then place it above my desk in my writing studio, among the other touchstones which I draw inspiration. I’m anticipating the first poem I write while this piece looks over me.

... people come to the sea, and see nothing but salt water, sharks and fishes. They say, “Where is this pearl others speak about? Perhaps there is no pearl.” How can the pearl be gained merely by looking at the sea? Even if they measured out the sea, cup by cup, a hundred thousand times, they would never find the pearl. A diver is needed to discover that pearl, and not just any diver, but a diver who is both fortunate and nimble. Humanity’s sciences and arts are like measuring the ocean with a cup. To find the pearl calls for something else.

📖 Discourses of Rumi: Fihi Ma Fihi by Jalal al-Din Rumi. Translated by A. J. Arberry (Ames, Iowa: Omphaloskepsis, 2000)

'A stream running through a misty forest'

A painting study from reference

Acrylic paint on gesso, linen patches and paper: 10.5 x 14.8 cm

From the 'Water' painting series (March 2020)

— Tamembro

1 Dec 2019

Remember to think of your emotions like the ocean. Feelings come in waves: some waves may be stronger than others, but they all will pass.

"Riding the Wave"

(my father recorded me on video 😄)

'In the middle | |'

monoprint drawings, acrylic paint, hand-stitched on paper.

(July 2019)

'River flows in you'

Watercolor, monoprint, hand-stitched on used tea bag

“The stories she could tell”

2017. Mixed media on canvas.

— Tamembro