Hovering not in but on a threshold,
I ripped and sewed strips,
layer upon layer,
band after band,
unashamedly imitating
Klee’s painted lines from
In the Sixth Threshold.
Mesmerised by the line, the colours, the mystery
of what threshold he crossed
and whether it was possible
to follow his steps, I sewed
in bigger bolder sweeps,
suspended thought
as line and colour, thread and needle
became the focus of uncounted strips
running downward
through the sixth threshold
into unnamed realms.
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Oh, I like this very much. Both the poetry and the quilt!
He hath indeed.
Made in 2007. Also inspired by Rosalie Dace’s workshop “Klee’s Seeing Eye”.
And your eye is sharp to have spied the signature. It’s quite a big piece (68 x 55″)
I love Rosalie – she used to regularly visit Central Oregon when I lived there (we had a huge art quilting community) and teach. I got to visit with her at a party at the home of Jean Wells Keenan our SAQA leader at the time
Oh, I like this very much. Both the poetry and the quilt!
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Thanks for your enthusiastic response Wendy
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Looks like Klee hath inspired thee…
ps-I spy your signature within the ‘unnamed realms’ – when was this piece created?
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He hath indeed.
Made in 2007. Also inspired by Rosalie Dace’s workshop “Klee’s Seeing Eye”.
And your eye is sharp to have spied the signature. It’s quite a big piece (68 x 55″)
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I love Rosalie – she used to regularly visit Central Oregon when I lived there (we had a huge art quilting community) and teach. I got to visit with her at a party at the home of Jean Wells Keenan our SAQA leader at the time
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I also love Rosalie!
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You are such a talented artist and poet! Like a “Renaissance Woman” 🙂
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Aw Tierney, that is so kind of you. Thank you, you have given me the spur I needed to start writing this week’s post
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The quilt is beautiful; I love the saturated colors! And I’m always amazed by your ability to write poems about your quilts.
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Oh thank you Mary
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