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how it feels

Measurement is everywhere. Statistics. Logarithms. Math matters. Until it doesn’t. When Rhonda came to help me sew my pieces together, she asked: “What is the

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verdant green

See that early spring green that is very yellow? Do you see it as green or yellow? When I take my work to the photographer,

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01/21/17

It’s one of those days: how can I not be distracted? My friends are sending photos of their plane ride into DC – it’s packed

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line/circle

Looking closely again, do you see all those loose threads? They are all over the place – disorderly. I have the straight lines, the softer

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meaning 2

Speaking of meaning, while I was sewing, I recalled a conversation from years ago: I was at the time in an intensive language training program

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the line

Sometimes I write something and then afterwards think of how the opposite is just as true. After deriding the flatness or one dimensionality of the

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meaning

In terms of process, I’m still midst composing the overall piece. And, while I’m doing so, I seem to find reason to take many of

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Salley Knight

Salley Knight is an American textile artist. She creates her art using ancient Japanese techniques of hand-dyeing on silk.