Pages

▼

Saturday, 12 December 2009

the bird in the tree


somehow i can't bring myself to flatten the surface
that's the front above
behind, below


and if you look closely
you can see the silk has birds woven into it
it makes me think of a book i read as a child
'the bird in the tree' by Elizabeth Goudge

and also of the Phoenix
magically reborn in the fire

the recent time in Victoria brought forth many fire stories
at Healesville there wasn't one of us
who had not been affected by fire in someway
whether recently
or back in '80 and '83
ash-dusted sisters
relishing the fresh greens of the whirled

at

15 comments:

  1. URBAN GYPSY12 December 2009 at 15:26

    since yesterday
    reading about that big stone and leaves and string
    i have wondered how to do all this
    seems alchemy to me of i kind i dont get
    i thing maybe you have a book?
    and maybe magic chemicals on that island
    i am writing from another island with different chemicals on the very west coast of canada

    ReplyDelete
  2. Forthvalley scribe12 December 2009 at 18:02

    That is so beautiful, so complex

    ReplyDelete
  3. Martine12 December 2009 at 20:00

    You've printed a paradise for that little bird.
    Too beautiful to iron.
    What became of the hempdress?
    XXXm

    ReplyDelete
  4. marionjoy12 December 2009 at 21:00

    the creation
    a combination of will and nature
    of time and colour
    presented to us through pixels and light
    beautiful in its simplicity
    simply beautiful

    ReplyDelete
  5. Ahipara Girl12 December 2009 at 21:35

    those bundles are so magical, methinks I like the stone but it maybe too heavy to lug around ones neck. scrunched up silk with marks is exciting. u are a clever little duck india. xxx

    ReplyDelete
  6. jude12 December 2009 at 22:21

    i love the woven jacquard element in this one.

    ReplyDelete
  7. india flint12 December 2009 at 23:19

    Martine..it's difficult to photograph the hemp dress because i seem to be wearing it most of the time

    ReplyDelete
  8. Velma Bolyard12 December 2009 at 23:27

    india, this one is so layered. i like the wrinkles, too. i wonder how much more colorwork would be visible if ironed.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Harnett-Hargrove13 December 2009 at 00:52

    So very textural, enjoy it as long as you can this way before breaking into ironing! -J

    ReplyDelete
  10. countrygarden13 December 2009 at 02:50

    Wow, so happy to have found your blog and will be following! What a neat collection of photos and stories.

    ReplyDelete
  11. roz13 December 2009 at 03:02

    and how fine is that corrugated iron backdrop..

    ReplyDelete
  12. Gwen Buchanan13 December 2009 at 03:18

    Gorgeous... look what experience and care creates... it flows out of you like a river...

    ReplyDelete
  13. layers13 December 2009 at 08:48

    I am amazed that you can wrap cloth around a rock and plants and come out with such beautiful textured layers-- and love Dorothy Caldwell's in good repair show at the Textile museum of Canada
    thanks
    donna

    ReplyDelete
  14. ArtPropelled14 December 2009 at 08:15

    The maple leaves are so pretty and I love the fresh green. Gorgeous shift dress India!

    ReplyDelete
  15. dorie16 December 2009 at 00:25

    fascinating how the dress start's to tell her own story after you have opened the bundle, Xd

    ReplyDelete