Last Week
February 24, 2025
I am hoping that the past week has seen a turnaround in some of my health issues. I seem to be more stable and able to move forward without having to monitor every thing I do. The up side has been a loss of weight, about 11kilos and I have been forced to just slow down. Even had to say "I can't do that" and move onto something else. The downside, I can't remember where I put my Ipad!! (It will turn up, eventually.)
I repaired our Ted, there wasn't that much there to work with, and this made me use my sewing machine. After all the problems I have had since it came back for it's service I have to say I was afraid to use it in case there was another problem. But this job go me on the machine again. Now I am moving along on the quilt I have on the design board. And I got my car back from the repair shop. (I'm quite attached to that little Honda Jazz and the Ipad did turn up in my sewing bag.)
Slowing down has seen me going to my GOMA monthly lectures again. I have been introduced to the wonderful Art Movie program that they run. Unfortunately the movies are often at night, so , those ones are out of the question but when I can I will go and stay at the town house overnight as long as I have someone to keep an eye on the dog. (My husband is not reliable!) They also have some great interviews on their You Tube channel.
One exhibit I did see was the Hawaiian Feathers. This was dedicated to Hina, the goddess of femininity. They believed that the gods were born covered in feathers and that like birds they could move effortlessly between earth and the heavens.
This video is about how feathers are stitched in Hawaiian culture. It is only a short video (5 mins) but so interesting.
(The New Zealand Moari were originally from Hawaii so this would probably apply to their feather work as well.)