Pierce the Surface

Just A Thought:

I had an idea for a painting. I was thinking about sewing (material or quilting) and sowing grain (like wheat, since that is what we see here). The similarities like pushing a hole in the surface of the skin of the earth, and pushing a needle and thread through fabric either by hand or by machine. Although I thought of this a number of years ago the vision still remains for me. I hope I can make a diptych that will say the same thing.

 

Pierce the Surface

 

Make a stitch, plant a seed

Small handmade indentions,

calculated and concise

Points of contact

and intrusion

Measure the cloth

and prep the soil

See the patterns

see the pivots

Check the direction

check the depth

Hear the clicking,

see the planting

Lines we see

have a life of their own

Beautiful contours,

precisely set

Those who sew, and those who sow

People of patience,

people of faith

Planting…threads of time,

seeds of hope

Dreaming and planning,

precision with effort

Yields now are swelling,

harvest is coming,

So many small plantings

Of needle and thread

Seeds turn to seedlings

to fields of harvest

Pieces to patchwork

to flourishing patterns

The whole is now equal

to abundantly more

Than the sum of the seeds

Sown…     or sewn.

R Nordyke