I’m trying to find the meaning in my making this, and now beginning to recall the movie ‘my left foot’ that I saw when I was around 8yrs old. Daniel Day lewis played a man with cerebral palsy whose only controllable limb was his left foot (ok, I just looked it up on IMDB). With this foot he learned to paint and write. Maybe my left foot can help me learn to paint and write again- even if it is a mint green moldy dead gangreen color (in the felt version), I think it may be coming back to life alittle 🙂
I did a quick sketch of my foot, cut it out and pinned it to the felt and cut the felt out. Sewed it onto the felt backing with embroidery thread and added alittle wool stuffing.
I don’t know if I filled out those fields right. But I am trying to write about what I just read and saw. And I left a totally unadultered response and just bore my soul like looking at poo on your shoe and then I submitted it but it wouldn’t go! Boo.
Well, then I couldn’t just give up and not write something. Because I felt compelled to respond.
Well, let me just say Thank you. Juliet for inspiring me. When I read your blog I felt little twiglike creatures in my heart bumping up from under the mulch and thick grassy coverings on my heart. I felt a little hopeful creature in myself stirring. Maybe it was my creativity, malnourished and forgotten. Forced to take shelter in the deepest darkest recesses of my heart.
Every single picture, every single word inspired me. Especially since I am searching for the same thing in my life: acceptance of my self, acceptance of my art. The Blossoming of my creator-ness. And it looks like you’re finding real leaps and strides in your path to yourself. I had no idea you felt stuck. But I always loved your work and always wondered why I hadn’t seen more of it lately.
Well, your work rocks and i’m so stoked that you put it on a blog for me to see.
Good stuff! It makes me so happy and think : maybe I can do it too? Maybe I can grow into my healthiest happiest self, which has to involve my creative soul.
I’ll ask what I asked in my rejected first version of this response:
any tips?
Love you,
Juliette
The left foot is connected to the right brain where the seed of creativity lies in wait ready to pounce on whomever would dare.
This is so amazing.
I am also totally inspired to explore my creative side after reading your blog. After seeing Erika’s giraffe mosaic and your different projects, I have decided to bring out my mosaic material and start creating simple and meaningful pieces for myself. It is so easy to make excuses for not being able to nurture ourselves and it is wonderful reminders from friends that we are all worth it! When you have time, I would love to learn how to make a stuffed animal. It is a project that I could maybe introduced at the hospital with the children and thier families. I really want to bring the arts into my work and before I can do it professionaly, I have to do it in my own life.
lets do it!!!!!