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Creation as Recovery:
Read more: Creation as Recovery:What do Celtic knots have to do with cancer recovery? More than I expected. I still can’t sit comfortably after major surgery, so I take short bursts drawing knots for my stoma bag cover series. It’s became part of my healing. It helps my nervous system settle at a time when stress can run high.…
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arthur+martha 2007-2021
Read more: arthur+martha 2007-2021An archive of arthur+martha, a collaborative practice (2007–2021) exploring memory, care and lived experience through stitch, poetry, calligraphy and collective making.
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A Neurospicy summer
Read more: A Neurospicy summer(As parents) We constantly question if we’re doing a good enough job. Our minds are overwhelmed, carrying both emotional and practical burdens…
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My heart is wrapped as a present
Read more: My heart is wrapped as a presentWhat’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a heart? Valentine Day? A Broken heart? A heart attack? Love? The Ancient Egyptians created beautiful heart amulets in glass, agate, carnelian, jasper. They believed the heart was the source of intelligence, feelings and actions. Heart amulets were believed to protect the wearer’s…
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