In the meantime...

I have made little progress making use of the cut out and overlayed fused circles that began to take form at the beginning of Covid19 lockdowns in 2020.They were intended to be used in the construction of two thin vertical panels, celebrating the fractals of created by the intricacy of the petals that flower together so rhythmically in the heads of blooms, and linked together on a shared stem (see archive December 2021). In fact, I have totally digressed, drawn to other smaller projects, those that are less complicated, more straightforward, and have an end in sight. Less of a commitment to my usual mindful creativity, than desiring to have a practical outcome you could say. More of a pursuit to get something finished off, living in times when nothing seems to be coming to an end. The unrelenting rains being released on many parts of the east coast are being referred to as a ‘once-in-five-hundred-years’ occurrence – probably only the fifth since Noah by that count – but the second flood disaster within two months. The overcast, dull grey and often black skies have blocked out summer sun, unleashing violent lightening storms at a whim, while leaving behind virulent weeds, persistent leeches and garden bugs that bite ferociously into even covered flesh. Then there are the non-stop mutations of a global virus that we are now realising may never go away, that will be on our doorstep for some time to come. The pandemic is not over. We continue to live with it, and climate change weather events, and our own burgeoning fears from not knowing what lies ahead. So, the tablemats, put together from furnishing swatches gleaned nearly thirty years ago were simply cut into easy sized squares, then embellished with the remaining length of the gorgeous turquoise polka-dotted black ribbon. In general, they are18x18 inch squares approximately, machine pieced and quilted, sturdy and washable.