THE THREAD

‘Every artwork, like every person, comes from historical, familial and cultural legacies. ‘What that means is that...no poem exists within a vacuum, there are always connections’ - Joy Harjo

THE THREAD is a mess of a collection of my tributes, history, context and interests

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connecting to the lost

“Accept our valued friendship

And roll it up in cotton

And think it not illusion

Because so easily gotten."

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MSLM

If fashion is the face of a society, then ours had changed at the start of the new millennium. Was it a new subculture popping up?
What it was and is still today, is a group of people with a religious cultural background who are showing it off and looking very stylish in doing so.

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ROTWELSCH

Centuries ago in Middle Europe, a coded language appeared, scrawled in graffiti and spoken only by people who were “wiz” (in the know). This hybrid language, dubbed Rotwelsch, facilitated survival for people in flight--whether escaping persecution or just down on their luck.

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PEACEMAKING

Ho’oponopono - to make right - is an ancient indigenous practice of peacemaking that shows us and might teach us a way to overcome conflicts.

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SESTINA

Patterns are patterns and if you know how to read them, you can apply them to your choice of material, whether its words, music, paint or yarn.

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Klinasto ruho

A good friend of mine asked me to help her figuring out a clothing pattern with a wedge-shape she found at a historical clothing exhibition