tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350262821843888370.post599783448314655931..comments2022-11-19T00:33:03.087-08:00Comments on Uncommon Threads: Finding Your Soul Through Your Hands and More Fall Fiber ExhibitionsGayle Pritchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09991345065357492869noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350262821843888370.post-21396975137981994572009-09-07T07:06:05.401-07:002009-09-07T07:06:05.401-07:00Thank you for the beautiful sentiment, Mary Helen....Thank you for the beautiful sentiment, Mary Helen. Work of and by the hand=touching and reaching out. Hugs to you.Gayle Pritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991345065357492869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350262821843888370.post-75671369935196789402009-09-06T21:41:39.364-07:002009-09-06T21:41:39.364-07:00Even when we hold our works close to our hearts wh...Even when we hold our works close to our hearts when the hands are involved it becomes a natural synergy to reach out and touch another. This need to connect is even more powerful now for a multitude of reasons and quietly walk into the light of free creations.Imagine and live in Peace, Mary Helen Pat's work is inviting the wander lust for more travel. I hope to see you on Sunday at ODC.Mary Helen-Art Saves Liveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029836981003692830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350262821843888370.post-14155092886353403032009-09-05T09:14:42.040-07:002009-09-05T09:14:42.040-07:00You are so right, and this is my point, Anne. I th...You are so right, and this is my point, Anne. I think all people can benefit from using their hands, precisely because the quiet rhythm of creating and hand work allow us to connect to the soul. <br />I also know what you mean about the garden. Mine is so overgrown, because I can't work for entire days keeping it up anymore. Sometimes it depresses me, because I loved the energy I had years ago to do it.Gayle Pritchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09991345065357492869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5350262821843888370.post-39523007124419622622009-09-05T09:07:15.147-07:002009-09-05T09:07:15.147-07:00I agree---the times I am at peace and feel the mos...I agree---the times I am at peace and feel the most useful/tuned into my being/purposeful is when I am creating or making. Not being able to have a large vegetable garden really whacked my psyche; it was like a portion of me was useless, dead.<br />I firmly believe we are put here to bring life out of raw materials, that art and craft is a matter of the soul and that this horrid era of stock market enthrallment has damaged the country.<br />There is nothing more wonderful than holding a piece of work in your hands that someone elses hands have created. Wonderful!!!Anne Huskey-Lockardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642632328404951486noreply@blogger.com