DAY 317

the firm knot of time

I´ve created this diptych for my August photo-heart connection. Ive used a couple of photos of a series I´ve taken a few weeks ago. I´ve cropped them in order to show just these beads that look like dices and have letters on them instead of numbers

Since I viewed the whole series for the very first time I knew that I felt a great sense of connection, but initially I though that I would chosen a whole photo where there are -apart from the beads- some little shells and a piece of wood polished by sea (see here). However, when I started to view them again, I realized that I felt particularly connected to the beds and the words they are forming

I am a artsy girl, you know, so I´ve always collected stuff that could be eventually part of future creative projects. Often, when I am at home, I take time to look through my drawers and find little treasures that I have been stored along the years. As I have more imagination than time, I think I will never finish all the projects I have in mind. Nevertheless, it´s worth having tons of craft materials because it´s a pleasure to look at them and simply imagine what kind of things could I be making. Sometimes, I even start to play with some items and I create improvised collages that don´t last, just for fun

I have the feeling that this photo is so close to my heart because:

It pays tribute to those little trifles that give me so much joy

It´s linked to my love for craft projects that has been a safety valve since I was a little girl and spent my afternoons drawing

It talks about my great (and endless) love for making collages of any kind, including photo-mosaics

It composes a phrase that is deeply related to my current journey : being kind to ourselves and others is undoubtedly the key of any personal healing process

And last, but not least, it trace a line between past and present revealing my true essence