Justice...From this link: "Justice means the quality of being fair, morally right and, impartial, as well as the legal system used to judge and punish wrongdoers." Follow the link to consider more.
In conversation with a friend last night, this word - JUSTICE - came to mind. Yesterday felt incredibly heavy with the lack of JUSTICE for Nolan Wells. I've been following this case closely, so listening to this DA - to watch her smirk and hear her tone and choice of words was sickening. That on top of so much else...all of the other things wrong in the world - it has been a burden recently. The stitching felt centering, the cloth feels good in my hands.
I spread open the Word Cloth in front of me and considered where to place this important word. Each word here holds so much meaning and personal history, entwined with the public experiences of so many others. The cloth is fairly full at this point, so I could not make the word big (like "enough" is) like I wanted to. I considered what words already surrounding any open spaces...nothing felt right. Then I looked to the area by Trust & Truth and realized I could use the top "T" as the middle "T" in JUSTICE. Perfect.
There can never be Justice without Trust & Truth.
May there be Justice for Nolan Wells and so many others, so many others.
*A note about the outcome aesthetically: I intentionally used black floss, as I wanted it bold, obvious and representative of people of color. I did not want to use the same blues or anything calmer like that. However, as it's stitched I am not to wild about my spacing and the fact that ICE jumps out at me. I wish that I'd pushed the "S" and the "I" a bit closer to center. But, then I thought, maybe ICE should pop out...to represent those being oppressed by ICE right now. Thoughts, always more thoughts. I may still add a double strand of deep brown into JUSTICE.
*Note: Read about the history of The Department of Justice. ...how and why it was born...What will the future hold?
Shopping day canyon drive...the tree there held beautiful berries, shining in the sun. We decided that this must be what we've been seeing in coyote scat on the trails.
I've begun the "purple" Glue Book. I thought it was going to be very tricky, as I started off with very few images etc. I rummaged around through everything and the pile has grown! This is a small collection shown.
I'm going to warp the little loom and crack open a glue stick...retreat and consider what does Justice look like? How can it be made possible for all?
May you have the comfort of cloth and fiber and creative papers (or whatever)
May you have the comfort of Nature
May you have the comfort of doing what is right
