when too much is too much

i sometimes sense an air of disbelief when telling students that there is such a thing as "too much" and that string-making is one of the solutions

the piece above was my travel companion during the recent European pilgrimage

it was stitched and dyed in various places

hidden in the surface are prints from hazelnut leaves in France

tulips in London

walnut leaves in Switzerland

but

the last immersion at home was simply too much

so

it will become either pockets on an apron

or

string