Penelope's weaving

Weaving bug continues... And I must say that I am enjoying it more and more. Can't wait to start the next one!

"Healing" Tapestry © Corina Duyn '12
12 x 14 cm

"Healing" took me about 5 weeks to weave. The first part, the blanket, went fast enough, but then I just wasn't happy with the rest of it. I wove part of the background, the hair, and started the face. Felt that the blanket should be higher up on the left... the shoulder needed to be bigger, the hair, for which I had used rope was to ridged... 

So, I took all that out again. 

A brave step, as I was worried that I accidentally cut the warp threads, (the long ones on which you weave). I thought that at this rate, I never get to finish this tapestry as I was taking out more than I was adding!

My ever knowledgeable weaving teacher pointed out that Penolope took out her weaving every night so she could wait for her husband... As I had no idea who Penelop was, she enlightened me: "Penelope wife of Odiseus of the Greek Iliad Mythology. When Odiseous left for his travels another man came to the Island where Penelope lived. He said he would  marry her when her weaving was finished... (to make a long story short)... she unwove most of what she did during the day in that way advancing slowly. Odiseus came back and reclaimed his wife and land. The moral of the story being that unweaving bring good things: a better tapestry to begin with!

(For more about Penolope see here )





So I began to weave again, and changed the background. For the hair I tried about 4 different yarns, wool, doll's hair until I finally felt that it was right. Of course Penelope's story stayed on my mind. Wondering what goodness will come my way when I finally finished the tapestry. A lovely Princess?
:-)

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Many thanks &

 Lots of love Corina

Quintuplets

My latest "babies" 

Quintuplets in this case!

These 5 Conepuppets are so new that they don't even have names yet!

If you happen to fall in love with one of them, 

and would like to be it's "parent",

please email me and I will reserve her/him for you

(please mention the puppet's position in the group photo)

Three of these are going to Ardmore Pottery and Gallery in the next few days.

.... so be quick, if you'd like to have first choice!

You can also purchase the puppet here

Then again, maybe you'd just like to look at them here!

A family photoalbum!

For  their older sisters see: here

for a "life action", see here

ps... As always it is lovely to know that you stopped by to read my musing and follow my creative adventures. It would make my day if you leave a comment... preferably here, on the blog...? 

Many thanks & Lots of love Corina

Letterpressed Story

Anastasia is an amazing young woman I met a long time ago. She stayed in my mind ever since.

See her video here

In 2004 I was invited to give a talk in Waterford Regional Hospital as part of the Healing Arts Trust Lunchtime talks. The video Fit to Fly ( see here part 1 & part 2 ) was shown and I answered questions about my creative journey with M.E. to date. Anastasia and her mother were in the room. Anastasia was only a teenager when diagnosed with M.E. herself.
She struck me as a very capable, creative young girl. M.E. was not going to get the better of her!

We have been in touch ever since.
Anastasia wrote about her story with M.E. She wrote about the stranger in her life. I still have copies of her early writing. An amazing piece of work.
The idea was hatched to do a book together. Her story and mine, back to back. This didn't happen- yet! I published Hatched in the meantime, and Anastasia was still working on devising the right way to publish her own story.

I am SO PROUD to hear that she has now done just that.

She is putting each of the letters of her story in the letterpress and prints each page separately. A work of art. A powerful story.

If you can at all, please support this amazing work. This amazing young woman.
See the video to see her at work, read more about "Dear Stranger" or help her to raise the funds to continue, please see here

Well done Anastasia and I will be saving up for my own copy of Dear Stranger!

ps... As always it is lovely to know that you stopped by to read my musing and follow my creative adventures. It would make my day if you leave a comment... preferably here, on the blog...?

 Many thanks & Lots of love Corina

No wood is safe...

No wood is safe anymore

Every piece that comes my way

is being examined.

"Who lives in it?"

"What is the story it want to tell me?"

ps... As always it is lovely to know that you stopped by to read my musing and follow my creative adventures. It would make my day if you leave a comment... preferably here, on the blog...? Many thanks & Lots of love Corina

9990 page views

I just spottted that there have been 9,990 page views of my Little Wings Blog.

Please let me know if you are the person who will clock up the 10.000! 

There might be a little surprise in store!

X Corina

....now 10.023 so who was it that viewed my blog and became the 10.000 viewer?

Thank you all for your support!!

UPdate:
Visitor Identified!
Pressie (book) in the post.

Up to the 15.000!
XX

ps... As always it is lovely to know that you stopped by to read my musing and follow my creative adventures. It would make my day if you leave a comment... preferably here, on the blog...? 

Many thanks & Lots of love Corina