when western civilization spins me out with it's many problematic oppressive situations, grounding and soothing my mind with traditional craft is the moment to moment salve. sitting and making with my hands. witnessing the power of body, the power of imagination to create and form and mend, murmurs to my psyche that there is something larger, more ancient going on here. 🕊️ modern technocracy mocks the folk craft. constantly trying to replace human labour with machine. it dismisses the peasant. but how many people know the healing song of earth and art? know the spark of connectedness that comes with creating. that which anchors into the shadow before being pulled up from the ocean into the bright glow of pre dawn skies. cleansed in sunlight. many people know this old and sacred enchantment.

Hanushki in handwoven top of silk, wool, organic cotton. ' establishing a small farm on empty degraded paddocks + retrofitting an old agricultural shed + growing a food forest + trying to practice my woven craft + set up a business certainly has its physical limitations. that's been a big lesson for me this year - not burning out trying to accomplish all my dreams at once : the land teaches me about cycles, about priorities and patience. daily lessons on humility and the power of plants to put me on a path that is intergenerational, regenerative and meaningful. each of my woven pieces are extra special to me because their often woven when i am consciously resting and reflecting on how to be in right relationship with this stolen, aching land. how to maintain the wisdom of my ancestral heritage in a time of great rift. : #handwoventextiles #handwoven #textiles #fiberartist #fiberart #saoriweaving #slowfashion #landart #pagan