g. roslie’s natural dyed textile art

my aim is to create a sense of peace, calm & contemplative reflection through the work i do both for myself as the maker and for the viewer. i hope you enjoy my offering. /|\

a metaphor

naturally dyed linens, cut & sewn on wood hanger

15” x 18.5”

coleman’s bed by david whyte

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make a nesting now, a place to which

the birds can come, think of kevin's

prayerful palm holding the blackbird's egg

and be the one, looking out from this place

who warms interior forms into light.

feel the way the cliff at your back

gives shelter to your outward view

and then bring in from those horizons

all discordant elements that seek a home.

be taught now, among the trees and rocks,

how the discarded is woven into shelter,

learn the way things hidden and unspoken

slowly proclaim their voice in the world.

find that far inward symmetry

to all outward appearances, apprentice

yourself to yourself, begin to welcome back

all you sent away, be a new annunciation,

make yourself a door through which

to be hospitable, even to the stranger in you.

see with every turning day,

how each season makes a child

of you again, wants you to become

a seeker after rainfall and birdsong,

watch now, how it weathers you

to a testing in the tried and true,

admonishes you with each falling leaf,

to be courageous, to be something

that has come through, to be the last thing

you want to see before you leave the world.

ghost then, to where others

in this place have come before,

under the hazel, by the ruined chapel,

below the cave where coleman slept,

become the source that makes

the river flow, and then the sea

beyond. live in this place above all, be alone with it all,

a hiving off, a corner of silence

amidst the noise, refuse to talk,

even to yourself, and stay in this place

until the current of the story

is strong enough to float you out.

as you were meant to and then,

surprised by your abilities,

become the ancestor of it all,

the quiet, robust and blessed saint

that your future happiness

will always remember.

g’s textile art are made from naturally hand dyed european linens. the reverse side is solid organic cotton muslin. a square wooden dowel slips into a pocket sewn on the back of the textile art making hanging a breeze.

note: please keep all naturally dyed textile away from direct exposure to sunlight, harsh artificial light, as well as excessive moisture and heat source to prevent premature fading & degrading of fabric.