Creativity is important to me and I wasn’t ever quite sure why.
When I was in my 20’s and started to quilt I would joke and say,
“I manipulate fabric, not people.”
More than 20 years later, I have a different outlook, which is to be expected because I am older.
When asked, by close friends, how I am doing, I heard myself say more often,
“I am angry.”
I then listened to a podcast recently that discussed how a person requires to be in a certain emotion for how ever long it takes.
That sadness brings happiness,
Anger brings passion….
It is interesting. The more I feel and acknowledge the anger, do nothing about it except feel it, listen to it and welcome it into my life,
The more passionate about things I become.
My quilts are changing.
How I approach them,
What I do with them,
The intention that I put behind each and every quilt.
I no longer push anger away.
I no longer lock it out.
I no longer ignore it.
I feel it.
I’m excited really, to see what the future holds.
Clearly, I am not angry all the time.
I feel lots of other emotions too.
Shame opens space for courage.
Jealousy brings gratitude.
Betrayal opens space for trust.
What I imbue in every quilt,
I shall bless this message with:
May you be loved,
May you be healed,
May you be free.
I set an intention for all people who view the quilts that are made by me to receive the transition of all of these three things and may it be so for all people who find themselves at this website or perhaps even reading this blog.