The Blue Moon Talinistic Dilly Bag (aka everything I know about the moon and the sea) by Mo 2014
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detail of the air moon
detail of the fire moon
many thanks go to all the cloth conjurors who have contributed materials
Glennis Shibori Girl indigo moon on sheer organza & indigo dyed silk threads
Arlee Barr indigo & rust dyed silk
Patricia Spangler indigo dyed air moon on linen & rust and indigo dyed fire moon
Dee Mallon indigo dyed cord that finished the top edge
Margaret Johnson vintage Silkworm thread and a wonderful ecru thread for all the free hand netted lace
the supporting exo-skeleton is immature stems of a Bangalow Palm infloresence
other materials are African clay, bone and myrrh beads, burnt ivory, shells, feathers, printmakers mull, flax, nettle and hemp string
you can see this piece in process widdershins here, here, here & here
The Blue Moon Talinistic Dilly Bag (aka everything I know about the moon and the sea)
Posted: March 30, 2014 by Mo Crow in knots and nests, magicTags: Arlee Barr, blue moon talinistic dilly bag, Dee Mallon, Glennis Shibori Girl, Margaret Johnson, memory keeper, Patricia Spangler, talismans, thread
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Just incredible Mo, a masterful piece. Delicate, strong, beautiful. I’ts truly been a privilege to see it take shape.
it really came together this weekend I could keep adding more beads & knots and stitches forever but it would just be dilly dallying, time for the next crow drawing!!
Mo, this bag holds such exquisite magic. I enlarged the photo and found my fingers tracing so many textures from stitch to bead, it felt alive even as I touched it only from my laptop screen; gives me such a strong sense of a never ending pool of wonder, this incredibly tactile and beautiful bag.
Marti! it’s an honour to see you here, thank you for the good words !
the detail , the detail ..always the detail ..considered , imagined , created , one tiny stitch , collected ingredient ..gorjus! the coming together …ahhh … all the work for those moments are magic, yes!
well now you can see why I signed up so quick for the Bower Bird Blues workshop with you & India, I was dreaming this one up right when you announced it! the next thing is working out how to stitch a setting in that silk steel for the pale blue sapphire… & there’s that beautiful dark moon by Glennis Shibori Girl that didn’t fit into this one…
Hey Mo…I can not imagine ever Using this dilly for anything but jewels, and looking at. It’s so precious…sigh.
it’s for incubating dreams!
Just wonderful a real masterpiece, I have enjoyed watching its progress.
thanks Debbie ! I was surprised to see it finished this morning, had thought it would take all year!
Mo! Every single stitch, every last detail just sings of you and your magic touch. I’m lost for words but I’m thrilled to have seen this beautiful bag come into being. Thank you for sharing the process.
Carol you must visit when you’re in Newtown soon!
It really came out so beautifully – inside, front and back! I esp. like that wispy white element to the handle.
it was your indigo dyed cord that finished it I had stitched the whisper of organza that was too scratchy to wear ’round my neck into place but it needed the the cord stitched in to settle and then the burnt offering for the handle fit perfectly
Mo, you are the Master (Mistress?) of exquisite detail. The detail is what I LOVE about your work . Totally head over heals with this little bag, and just love the wispy silk around the top edge. Marg ox
thanks Marg, your vintage Silkworm thread and that ecru thread for practicing needle lace make all the difference and I love those no 7 crewel embroidery needles, I use them til they are almost right angled… (I can be more than a little heavy handed at times!) that whisper of silk organza was coffee dyed for the Voodoo Flapper Top that I made for our friends Wendy & Louis’ wedding back in 2012 but it was too scratchy to wear!
Yowza!! So amazing… I love every surface and then INSIDE, like looking into a whirlpool!
thanks V, what I love is how the exo-skeleton of bangalow palm inflorescence holds the form…
Yes! But I have absolutely NO idea what bungalow palm inflorescence is, even though I read it in the post!!
the Bangalow Palm is native to the east coast of Australia here is a link showing a photo of the inflorescence carrying the seeds
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archontophoenix_cunninghamiana
the stems I used on the dilly bag were immature so they are quite springy making the bag more lively
WoW!! It sure is a thing of power and beauty!! So you Mo!!!xxx Dotti
Thanks Dotti, Hey I thought you were in Griffith with Nana?
this is incredible. you have an amazing way of putting things together..
I didn’t have much say in this one Linda it just pulled itself together over the past three months!
exquisite
thanks Linda!
This is truly an object of pure magic, Mo! Everything about it makes me sigh… incubating dreams, indeed…
thanks Sharmon, have learned a lot about listening to the materials with this one as they came here from all around the world and all hold their own energy
OH OH OH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A superb masterpiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MAGIC
Thanks Arlee, that’s your beautiful rust and indigo silk!
this is truly gorgeous Mo…beyond beautiful
thanks for having a look Karen and the good words!
out of curiousity–what IS “Talinistic”????
My friend Wayne came up with “Talinistic” in response to one of my decorated sticks ten years ago here’s what he said, “Ahhh…carving….I fully appreciate directing ones art towards the talinistic, who says art has no function! if it must look in, let it protect it’s own illusion… hey I figured out where I got “talinistic” from…it was a cross between talisman and talon, with an “istic” thrown on the end..now we know…W” from e-mail correspondences May to June 2004
i did wonder if it had to do with a Crow’s talons and talismans 🙂 Thank you.
Oh Mo. This kind of makes my hair stand on end. You have clearly made magic happen here. It is utterly amazing.
it was all about listening to the cloths and threads that came in from all around the world and finding a way to harmonise with them, would never have dreamed it into being if I hadn’t wandered into Jude’s circle of cloth conjurors 3 years ago.
magical, especially love the details on the fire moon- the “clouds” on the right & the tiny blue stitching on the upper left.
thanks Cindy, it was lovely to stitch such an inspiring moon from Patricia!