the bare bones (white) talisman

the bare bones (white) talisman detail Mo 14 scale app 3:1
raw linen string and waxed linen thread, vintage button, dead coral washed up on the beach at Ocean Isle back in August, shells, bone, wood, glass & pearl beads
true scale below
this is a talisman for stripping back the excess down to the bare bones
I was hoping the wishbone would fit in but it was excess to requirements, am enjoying starting to write out what each of the talismans is invoking, naming the stones, bones, claws, feathers and colours and why they are good for calling in &/or protecting. Defining is giving me a deeper insight into the magic as I don’t really know what they are or what they do ’til they’re done. There’s no plan, each one takes me on a journey of “just going”with the materials as Jude Hill of Spirit Cloth has named the creative process.

Rolling in the Deep (Blue)

‘Rolling in the Deep (Blue)’ Mo 2014 (true scale)
azurite, lapis lazuli, indigo dyed silk cord from Dee Mallon Cloth Company & Sericin Silk Fibre from Unique Stitching, vintage glass beads from Africa
detail (scale app 3:1)
made whilst listening to Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” & Aretha’s cover

‘Be Kind’ for India Flint’s ‘Solace’ Project

‘Be Kind’ By Mo 2014

India Flint has sent out an open invitation for
“Solace”
a gathering of pennants made with hands and hearts from around the world to create
“a collective impromptu poem, recorded on cloth, to sing in the winds”

All the details are on her blog

‘Be Kind’ will live here ’til I meet India & Roz Hawker in real life at the Bower Bird Blues workshop in the New Year!

Sea Dreaming

“Sea Dreaming” by Mo 2014
larimar, moss agate, howlite, sea glass, clay beads (from Africa & Peru)
silk wrapped steel thread, raw linen & hemp string
the natural larimar has such a gentle soothing energy
and love this piece of barnacle
made with thanks to the energy of the Cancer New Moon

considering string and things

considering string and things