Patch by Diane - Patches - Patchwork Object

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Diane

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Notpla card from G F Smith is my material of choice due to its sustainability and connection with the seas (it is natural recyclable and biodegradable using by-products from the industrial processing of seaweed). I feel it is representative of my making choices and practice.

My making is inspired not only by the sea but also by my people of the sea, the extraordinary women who shaped me. They are my connection to the past, my anchor in the present, and my inspiration for the future.

They were jam-makers, cake-bakers, latch hook-rug-makers, salt-dough creators, stitchers, knitters, fixers, menders, pearl-wearers, stortellers, educators and changemakers.

My Sea Family by birth.
My Sea Sisters by choice.

This is a letter of gratitude and love to them.

At the edge of the sea, I feel you.
In my heart and deep within my soul, calling me home.

At the edge of the sea, I hear you.
Strains of melodies long forgotten, your voices, your words of ancient wisdom, calling me home.

At the edge of the sea, I see you.
Reflected in the water, dancing in the waves, calling me home.

At the edge of the sea, I find you.
Spiritual echoes of my ancestral continuum in the whip of the wind, the crashing of the waves, calling me home.

At the edge of the sea, you walk beside me.
Tiny gifts of sea pottery appear along my path, guiding me home.

At the edge of the sea, you reach out to me.
Your hand takes mine when times are tough, guiding me home.

When I create, I am never alone. You are always with me, my women of the sea.
You are my heart and soul.
You are my home.
And I am yours.

Much love,
She of the sea X

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