Monday, September 30, 2013

Silence




In a world of hustle and bustle, silence seems like a reduction in man- made noise: no car engines or buses or motorbikes, no horns or music blaring, no screaming children or adults, no loud talking on cell phones. When these are all reduced we say that it is quiet when actually there are probably still a lot of sounds around: insects buzzing, birds singing, wind blowing, rain splattering, waves crashing. We often find these sounds soothing and relaxing.

Whether in the midst of man-made or natural sounds, the sounds most difficult to block out are those within our own minds. For many of us there is a running commentary continuously playing in our head and this is the most difficult place to find silence. And yet there is no true silence without the ability to interrupt the monologue in our mind.

In this quilt I have attempted to convey the idea of inner silence. The bohdi leaf represents the spirit which is floating noiselessly on the surface of a pond, perhaps a meditation image to focus on when seeking inner silence.



 


17 comments:

  1. Wow, Janice, you have excelled yourself with the oval stitching, showing the ripples. Your leaf looks fascinating, and wish we could see it in person. The large area of black draws our eye downwards, echoing the fall of the leaf.

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  2. Janice, this is beautiful, it holds tranquility in the image and peace. The leaf is beautiful it does look as if it is floating on a silver pool, yes I would love to see this in person

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  3. Janice, this is a gorgeous piece. The way the leaf float on top of the water, the swirls - you can almost see them going around. And the colour-palette of indigo and white with the green leaf. Just gorgeous!!

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  4. Wonderful simplicity of imagery combined with complexity of line quilting! Topped off with the perfect beauty of a simple leaf. A very peaceful moment of silence!

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  5. I love the 3D leave. The colours and the quilting lead the eye toward this leaf. Sabine

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  6. Simply stunning Janice! You have inspired me to try to add something dimentional in my future work. It does not have to be complicated!

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  7. What I'd give to stop the inner monologue and to have that moment look like what you've created here. This is a stunning piece, Janice!

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  8. This minimal piece of art speaks volumes about silence. I love it Janice.

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  9. Silently Beautiful!

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  10. it`s so simple and beautiful, thank you for sahring such beauty

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  11. Such peace in your lovely quilt, yet it makes me smile.

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  12. Paz, tranquilidad, silencio...arte.

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  13. Paz, tranquilidad, silencio...arte.

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  14. Oh, I love this quilt! It's so beautiful and unique! The leaf is so perfect! x Teje

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  15. Just saw this on Pinterest. It is beautifully tranquil. I love it!

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  16. Just saw this on Pinterest. It is beautifully tranquil. I love it!

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