'Draw alongside the silence of the stone' 

John O'Donohue.

 

Using simple Japanese Ikebana basketry knots, I have been drawing around and alongside stones.

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My woven or wrapped stones are embedded in the Japanese Aesthetic of Wabi-Sabi which embraces imperfection, irregularity and transience. 

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Weathered and worn by their physical experience, they carry integrity, melancholy and stillness in their economy. 

 

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Nothing lasts, nothing is finished and nothing is perfect. 

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I collect as I walk, stones catch my eye. I keep them and see them – they become my every day.  When I have a collection, I wrap them as a relatable family.

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They coexist until they claim their own space and strength to move on. As forms, they are contained, held, and holding.