How on earth am I supposed to cope with the knowledge that I'm spinning yarn the same way people did thousands of years ago, there's a poem in that somewhere ok.
Here's examples of ANCIENT EGYPTIAN HEIROGLYPHS and a WHOLE ASS GREEK POT depicting the same way of spinning yarn I do (last picture) like how am I NOT supposed to get emotional to this ok
‘The Weaver’ prints drop tomorrow 30th Jun at 12PM (PT) for 72-hours 👊🏼
This painting was for my exhibition titled ’Sanctuary’ back in 2019. I wanted to explore the idea that whatever hardships come our way, we ultimately get a choice in how we feel. Be it joy, love, anger or sorrow— anything and everything. That sentiment gave birth to this concept of a ‘Weaver’ and the ability to weave one’s own ‘thread’ into whatever they choose. In other words: although we don’t have any control over what obstacles come our way, we always have a degree of control over how we respond to them.
I might not be the best with words and explaining my concepts, but I hope the painting is able to at least tell that story better 🤞🏼 #brbchasingdreams
" Günü gelince, kalbimi söyleyişlerim deniz uğultularıyla yankıyacak ve kırılıp kalacaksın. Kendine kırılacaksın. Sana kalbini açmış bu insan için kırılacaksın..."
'A Brighton family have literally stopped traffic with a new mural inspired by a sari pattern on their new home.
Poppy Jaman and Jaan Madan moved to Southampton Street in Hanover in January, and immediately knew they wanted to make a splash when decorating the outside.
She said: “One of the reasons we wanted to move to the centre of Brighton is that it’s so colourful.
“We were inspired by murals in Washington where there’s a whole area where there’s murals which have been created out of adversity.
“That inspired the idea of making a statement with our home. I wanted to not just paint something that I love. If you just love something that’s enough, but I also wanted to say here’s a bit of my identity.
“I collect saris and Jamdani is a signature saris of Bangladesh. It’s got a colonial past to it.
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The mural is inspired by the Jamdani weave saree, the signature saree of Dhaka, Bangladesh, which dates back at least as far back as 300BC.
Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Jamdani fabric – so fine it was known as ‘woven air’ – was one of the most highly coveted commodities in Mughal courts and further afield. However, by the mid-19th century, Jamdani had become almost extinct.
Poppy has written more about her relationship with the Jamdani design and its colonial history here.'