I can't believe it's been a year

16 days from today. 
January 1st marks one year since our daughter, Emily's died due to complications from her heart transplant.
As a creative person I knew that I would express my feelings thru art. 
So far I haven't been able to use Emily's clothing in a project.  I haven't been able to draw, sew, knit, weave, or mend my feelings. 
I have written about our loss and how I have seen my craftivism voice Emily's views, but that's it -- until today.
I bought a huge king sized sheet at Choices Thrift Store in Bancroft, Ontario in the summer.  I've been cutting pieces from it as needed.  Experimenting with natural dying and rusting the fabric.  This is last of the sheet.  I rusted a long thin piece of it without knowing how it will be used. 
For several weeks I've been letting an idea brew in my head.  The idea is to quilt 3 golden lines (Gary, Evan, myself) and a 4th line (Emily) would be golden Sashiko method sewing. 
Today, I looked at the rusted fabric -- it's golden!
So I laid the sheet on the floor,  cut the rusted fabric into 4 pieces.  From right to left -- Gary, my husband,  Me, Emily, and our son, Evan. 
I guess I am ready to express myself creatively. 
Stay in touch to see how this works out.  Thanks for listening.  XOXO 


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