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Showing posts with label embroidery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label embroidery. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
Thank You Indie Emporium!
I really enjoyed having my Sabi Wabi Temari Ball booth out at this year's Indie Emporium. This was my second year to participate in the show. There were lots of new vendors and a stream of Tulsans enjoying the show.
It is always fun for me to see people interacting with my art. I love to see the fascination in their eyes as they are dazzled by the many colors and patterns. It is rewarding to have your work be appreciated.
It is always fun for me to see people interacting with my art. I love to see the fascination in their eyes as they are dazzled by the many colors and patterns. It is rewarding to have your work be appreciated.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
What is Sabi Wabi?
Sabi Wabi is a play on the Japanese term "Wabi Sabi".
In Japanese, Wabi is the embodiment of humility, modesty of choice. Wabi is a naturalness that is unassuming.
Sabi refers to "the bloom of age". Something that is rusted or worn is sabi.
Together they mean "perfectly imperfect".
So if Wabi Sabi is "perfectly imperfect", then Sabi Wabi, for me, means "imperfectly perfect".
While I strive to master the skills of temari, I forgive myself their imperfections. Slightly irregular spheres, slipped stitches, and inconsistencies are sincere and genuine. Each temari ball is crafted entirely by hand, my hand.
Wabi-sabi for artists, designers, poets & philosophers.
Leonard Koren
Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press 1994
Wabi Sabi Style
James Crowley
Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith 2001
In Japanese, Wabi is the embodiment of humility, modesty of choice. Wabi is a naturalness that is unassuming.
Sabi refers to "the bloom of age". Something that is rusted or worn is sabi.
Together they mean "perfectly imperfect".
So if Wabi Sabi is "perfectly imperfect", then Sabi Wabi, for me, means "imperfectly perfect".
While I strive to master the skills of temari, I forgive myself their imperfections. Slightly irregular spheres, slipped stitches, and inconsistencies are sincere and genuine. Each temari ball is crafted entirely by hand, my hand.
Wabi-sabi for artists, designers, poets & philosophers.
Leonard Koren
Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press 1994
Wabi Sabi Style
James Crowley
Salt Lake City: Gibbs-Smith 2001
Friday, September 10, 2010
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