tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post893250695248957596..comments2024-02-25T00:57:51.757-06:00Comments on Avalanche Looms: namingAvalanche Looms / Susan Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02555899151202475975noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-35465343643921135332015-03-21T12:57:46.270-05:002015-03-21T12:57:46.270-05:00Susan your words are an inspiration and I love you...Susan your words are an inspiration and I love your work. I love the crying towels. I could have used these for all the years and tears I shed. Yes, I too longed for the children to grow up so I could have time for myself and my work. Now they're all grown and long gone and I wish I had of cherished the time more. The looms now sit silent as I find it hard to warp them. The eyes are dimmer and the knees are new but I'm determined not to give up and get them going again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-1942732692066512662015-01-14T11:43:26.997-06:002015-01-14T11:43:26.997-06:00Perhaps cloths of happiness might follow.........Perhaps cloths of happiness might follow.........Minhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930543848385091412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-60187868104176438132015-01-14T11:41:49.055-06:002015-01-14T11:41:49.055-06:00I love your approach to weaving.....I need towels ...I love your approach to weaving.....I need towels like that every now and then when memories flood in. Even if I happen to be 'crying over spilt milk' the emotions are there and a good cloth would absorb the tears and comfort me.Minhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05930543848385091412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-77543573548389806042014-10-29T09:41:55.406-05:002014-10-29T09:41:55.406-05:00wordlesswordlessjudehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-76304758414896690402014-10-26T15:24:44.342-05:002014-10-26T15:24:44.342-05:00Velma,
I like tear towels. So close to tea towels...Velma, <br />I like tear towels. So close to tea towels. About writing & weaving, I found something written by B Kingsolver, that she likes to write a first draft like hoeing to the end of the corn row, to get it done. Then she likes to go back and draw threads through, like weaving. I see the 2 processes as very similar, & yes you do both, and then someSusannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-40600125063815185472014-10-26T08:11:58.107-05:002014-10-26T08:11:58.107-05:00oh, and it's neat to see the amish corn ladies...oh, and it's neat to see the amish corn ladies in wisconsin, old farm skills that are universal to a certain part of the farming community. Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-38384260763143580892014-10-24T18:03:30.777-05:002014-10-24T18:03:30.777-05:00love the tear towels. you weave words, susan, and ...love the tear towels. you weave words, susan, and i think i might do some of that sometimes...Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-34055084413555066172014-10-22T08:27:54.684-05:002014-10-22T08:27:54.684-05:00Dawn, that would be wonderful!Dawn, that would be wonderful!Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-25881233285970690612014-10-22T08:26:35.100-05:002014-10-22T08:26:35.100-05:00Osai, thanks, but of course they would be good for...Osai, thanks, but of course they would be good for drying stuff. Tears can be cathartic, but sometimes spilled in vain. Mostly, crying makes our face look bad. It's better when we don't need to crySusannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-27623225153437895392014-10-22T07:08:25.255-05:002014-10-22T07:08:25.255-05:00...sigh, sigh, and sigh again...I love your work, ......sigh, sigh, and sigh again...I love your work, and your words as well. When I come to your blog and read, it's as if I've knocked on your door to borrow some salt...and stayed for awhile.Dawn of LaTouchableshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608364272461254611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-86685329772366559792014-10-21T16:04:55.657-05:002014-10-21T16:04:55.657-05:00Hopped over here from Jude Hill's Blog, and so...Hopped over here from Jude Hill's Blog, and so happy I did. Just love love love these towels, and the names for them! They should be shown far and wide.<br />Gorgeous. Far too good to- for example, dry dishes with, but how I would love one, to do just that.<br /><br />Tears. This is so cathartic, what you've done. For several years I cried every day. I often would think, I should make a homeopathic remedy, maybe heal the grief of the world. But then, the idea of bottling 'my' tears, just the plain physical getting-it-togther <br />usually felt contrived. Looking back, the inspiration to do so I now see as a divine gift--a suggestion to see from another place, as you have done, here.Osalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941810926430403611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-51929936041421996282014-10-19T10:14:00.566-05:002014-10-19T10:14:00.566-05:00Lovely words and pictures. Crying towels is so won...Lovely words and pictures. Crying towels is so wonderful! Both the weaving and the words attached to them!Shuttle, Hook and Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517847815117237321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-91563291613200532002014-10-19T06:00:14.939-05:002014-10-19T06:00:14.939-05:00Beautiful words and pictures, I love Autumn all th...Beautiful words and pictures, I love Autumn all the reds,russets and browns, and crying towels, what a beautiful concept, I felt very moved by this post.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-40972761906143704422014-10-19T01:26:54.849-05:002014-10-19T01:26:54.849-05:00Judy, thanks for your careful reading, and comment...Judy, thanks for your careful reading, and comments. I hope to be clear, but it's still fuzzy. They weren't wash cloths, or napkins. Hankies? Hardly. Crying towels, oh yes. That made sense. The pictures here were simply a day in the life set: morning in the rain, weaving until the sun came out in late afternoon, when I rode my bike up the valley. I take it for granted that it's all integrated. Nothing feels out of place. As I said, this was a good one!Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-78906233673892824782014-10-19T01:05:03.873-05:002014-10-19T01:05:03.873-05:00Onesmallstitch, thanks. My bikeride is soo colorfu...Onesmallstitch, thanks. My bikeride is soo colorful now. I want some pictures here, because it changes by the day. Soon the big color show will end. A friend asked me about my names, so I wanted to explain why I do that. Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-60453021686743758302014-10-18T19:34:44.343-05:002014-10-18T19:34:44.343-05:00Also, the writing about your work is very clear, a...Also, the writing about your work is very clear, and moved me quite a bit.<br />xJudy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-42893131703357138592014-10-18T17:18:45.706-05:002014-10-18T17:18:45.706-05:00All the photos are beautiful and set a tone for yo...All the photos are beautiful and set a tone for your post.<br /><br />the ones that go together the best for me are the ones of the building's structure and your weaving.<br /><br />The idea of making crying towels is profound. These are beautiful.Judy Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00619951031502775381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7242093056074680020.post-43514466349038025942014-10-18T12:00:02.986-05:002014-10-18T12:00:02.986-05:00the pictures are lovely, the words even more so an...the pictures are lovely, the words even more so and the towels with their names are inspired.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com