Isolation Series: Threading a Needle

"Threading a Needle"
11x14 marker and ink on paper

In art history I briefly studied the Bayeux Tapestry, an 11th century Norman Romanesque embroidery. Stretching nearly 230 ft long, the work is a continuous narrative depicting events leading up to the Norman conquest of England. I imagine the countless hours, threads, ideas, and hands that laboured to create such a lasting story: fascinating! The images of threads being woven, sewn, and embroidered together lead me to ponder how life’s events and experiences shape mine. It is a challenge to see what will come of all these threads, but I like looking and creating. So, I pick up a needle, and with hands that feel all thumbs, and eyesight that needs assistance, I gather up the threads and proceed.