I've been thinking a lot about stories lately. The ones we tell, the ones we hear. The ones we tell ourselves when we need them or the ones we tell ourselves, but are not all that helpful.
This has become a story, stitched on leather. I've stitched and given away many of these, each one different. Something that I've noticed is that between the first one and the most recent ones, the stories have become richer, fuller...holding more symbols.
This one will go out as a bookmark in the wonderful Crow and Weasel by: Barry Lopez
BTW~ The two funny looking things on the right side of the mountains are Meadowlark feathers, her favorite bird. Well, or my clumsy interpretation of them, due to my best guess and online research. The yellow one looks like a banana to me 😂
I've made a little Record of Symbols that I've used on the leather pieces. I wonder what symbol will come to me next?
I was inspired to paint today. This is the first step. More to come.
It was super hot here today, over 100 degrees. Hot enough to stay inside and play.
What kind of making has become your favorite to do? How do you see your making style?
May you evolve your familiar making
May you try new kinds of making
May you keep a record
Photos by NAE @pomegranatetrail ©2026
4 comments:
I love your journaling, Any kind of making is good for me but usefulness is most satisfying. I think story telling is useful.
Lovely on this piece of leather Nancy !!!
(hmmm I try to keep records : do it a while and then forget about it again , so that I have to think REAQLLY hard all the things I did :-/ . . .)
Jude~ Hey. Hi. Yes, useful. I always wonder what I will DO with these things? So, for me useful means giving away. Or sometimes giving away IS the inspiration!
Els~ Thank you! The records I keep are mostly so I don't give someone the same thing twice!! haha 😂 Good to see you here on the trail Els.
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