CREATING THE CLEAR

Clarity.

How often does the head swing between absolute clarity, and muddled chaos? How often do we get a sense of being able to enjoy the simple clear lines of clarity? Is it possible, somehow, to achieve that in a physical way, through the lines and materials we touch and manipulate each day? I know some people have an urgent need to find crisp stillness in projects when all around chaos reigns - it's part of that nesting or withdrawing we do. Curl up on a couch and lavish the soul with knitting, or sewing, or reading. Or eating and drinking. And in the same way, there is exactness to be had in indulging perfection of task during moments of calm serenity.

This is my project of clarity. I have made this numerous times, in different fabrics, but my favourite outcomes have always been in white. It has evolved as my New Year project, purely by coincidence. It is a project of birth, creation, enjoyment, newness, usually made for babies who are very special for their own reasons, and not always for my own. Crispness. Clarity of line and form. I like that idea. Clarity of form. [I've just re-red that post and it's one of the few times I have actually swore on the blog. Clarity of thought. Exactness.] Last christmas I spoke about The Making Of Simple - simplicity of form - the same theme running through looking for form and presence by way of stripping away, or gathering close. I took at the time, the image from that post as my banner image. I think it's time for a new banner. Not an overhaul completely, or redesign of the blog, just some subtle tweaking of images and buttons. A little how I work. Subtly changing and manipulating as I go. Finding strength in the stripping away, and the piecing back together.

Simple clean white cotton lines. Neat folds. Two mother of pearl buttons.  Natural cotton ties. A hand printed linen tag.

Comments

[Tracy]

Lovely. Simple. I love simple.

[ali nash]

crisp stillness. calm serenity. clarity.

such beautiful, meaningful words that perfectly match the crisp cotton, clean lines + linen tags of yet another gorgeous project :)

so, so lovely.

[ali nash]

i *love* the new look :)

[charlotte]

Hand done.
It's good. I like that.

[stinkerbell]

I think I have permanent resident status on the muddled chaos side of things... envy intensely the clarity :)
reminder to go simplify some for myself!

[michele]

new banner looks really good.

[kirsten]

banner looks great. i, too, like the hand done. and clarity. please share some. :)

[alison]

simplicity = wholesome perfection (in my mind)

the simplicity of japanese influenced modern craft - it makes my heart beat faster

[amisha]

so many times i have thought that you are reading my mind :) i needed to read this, now, today... i'm looking for clarity and was thinking as i took a break from work earlier, to hand-sew a binding onto a quilt, that this small task to which i was devoting a great deal of care and attention was making me feel so much better. a simple, clean line was so soothing.
i am loving the white/ linen freshness of this...
xox