I received this image from Laura, one of the students in the wonderfully talented class I taught at Arrowmont in October. It is her finished piece from our 'storytelling in embroidery' course, based on a photograph of her husband and young son. All the students did fantastic work, and this piece is simply lovely. (Somehow I neglected to blog about this class, which was a pure joy...everyone was engaged and challenged, positive and happy to share....they were a teacher's dream.)
Laura finished her piece sitting with her mom in the hospital this fall. The nurses watched the progress of this tiny embroidery, and Laura's mom, a painter, contributed color ideas even though she was "super-sick and on painkillers."
Laura's mom is home now and feeling better. I know firsthand about the healing and meditative nature of the work, and know it must have helped the stress of that time seem more manageable for all of them. Laura reports, "Working on this piece gave me something to DO when there was nothing I could do to help my Mom get better. So, now this tiny stitching has that much more of a story for me."
No comments:
Post a Comment