fine strands

23 g Hepty Spindle by Henry C. Edwards

A couple of days ago this wonderful blog post popped into my computer.
Anny's words about process were just what I needed to hear.

linen -- two odd bits plied-- 12 epi

I was particularly struck by the concept of Awen,
 (above is a definition from  Modern Druidry and here is a Wikipedia link ),
and the idea of opening:
opening to nature, to my materials, to other people's ideas,
to things I cannot control.

Suffolk X wool singles approx 4000 yards/lb; natural dye; 12 epi

My materials are helping.
​
In the midst of my own wild time of experimentation,
(not to mention the unsettled state of so many things),
my reciprocal relationship with the work itself becomes ever more important:
hands responding to how things look, feel and behave,
mind noticing  (and hopefully not judging) my response.

Suffolk X wool batt peeling from a Patrick Green Drum Carder

This practice, when it works,
​has opened paths into unexpected territory,
each step--even the prickly ones--
providing information and provoking thought.

Along the way, I'm regularly taken aback by my own prejudices --
about material
about process
about the world.

I'm also astonished by how the simplest things
can thrill me to tears. 

So far, all I know
is that the deeper I go
 the more  I am compelled by
​ light
energy
connection 
and delicate threads that insist on taking their own shape.