Morelia City, Mexico: 2020. Unique Book Art Object. A physical representation of the passage of time experienced during the quarantine, expressed beautifully and painstakingly with elaborate beadwork and poetic embroidery.  A five-foot square of white linen embroidered with thread (with collaboration of Diane Jaime) and glass beads by artist in the images of natures element. The author’s personal poems, haikus-like, are in English and Spanish. They were composed and embroidered in the Mexican countryside in a house nestled in a copse of pine trees during the Covid-19 quarantine. The verses repeat many times and read like a meditation. The English language portion of the verses is below:

  •              The threads of the rain in tangible writings           •              Time in rocks      •              Your name written in time           •              Intimacy of tangible writings embraces me           •              Frozen time in moments of happiness     •              The All in Pine Branch     •              It's a moment to collect stones of silence               •              The wind takes my time                •              Time of recollect the stones         •              The wind takes my time                •              Sea of hugs in difficult times        •              An animal walks among the branches, silence...   

This exquisite textile piece is meant to be hung and displayed. It has a narrow fabric slot along the top edge for a dowel to be inserted (for hanging). Folded and housed in a clamshell box covered in green Japan jacquard silk with brass title label to front board. Size: about 58 x 58 inches. Box size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches. ARTB/041723. Fine.

Item #36431

Price: $5,000.00