'Wild' We Need The Tonic Of Wildness... At The Same Time That We Are Earnest To Explore And Learn All
'Wild' We need the tonic of wildness... at the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all things, we require that all things be mysterious and unexplorable, that land and sea be indefinitely wild, unsurveyed and unfathomable. We can never have enough of nature. (Henry David Thoreau)
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'small streams and solitude'
hand embroidered with stranded cotton threads on linen; 19cm x 17cm
— tamembro, 2021
That's such a lovely thing for you to say - thank you for sharing it and for the beautiful words.
I am constantly amazed at the artistic & poetic talents that many of my tumblr followers possess. Here is a piece of embroidery I recently purchased from tamembro. The artwork is entitled “hi, what do you see” tears and eye in flower (if you look closely you will notice three tears (beads) beneath the eye). The piece is hand embroidered with stranded cottons on a linen background and stretched over thick paperboard; it measures: 15.5cm x 16.5cm.
The first time I saw this image, I immediately identified with it; here finally was something tangible that truly depicted the mysterious, melancholic nature of my muse. I plan to frame it, then place it above my desk in my writing studio, among the other touchstones which I draw inspiration. I’m anticipating the first poem I write while this piece looks over me.
Painted these two tiny things (each the size of a bridge playing card, about 88mm x 56mm).
... people come to the sea, and see nothing but salt water, sharks and fishes. They say, “Where is this pearl others speak about? Perhaps there is no pearl.” How can the pearl be gained merely by looking at the sea? Even if they measured out the sea, cup by cup, a hundred thousand times, they would never find the pearl. A diver is needed to discover that pearl, and not just any diver, but a diver who is both fortunate and nimble. Humanity’s sciences and arts are like measuring the ocean with a cup. To find the pearl calls for something else.
📖 Discourses of Rumi: Fihi Ma Fihi by Jalal al-Din Rumi. Translated by A. J. Arberry (Ames, Iowa: Omphaloskepsis, 2000)
'Misty fog and the smell of pine trees'
Graphite pencil on sketchbook
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(25 March 2020)
📍Samigaluh, Kulon Progo — a nostalgia trip for my parents.
Living The Green Dream - embroidery work
Living the Green Dream (2018 - 2020)
Hand embroidered with stranded cottons on a raw canvas, diameter 26cm / 10"
— Tamembro
'young woman sitting under a tree'
A hand-stitched one of a kind piece inspired by childhood memories; 'young woman sitting under a tree'.
Hand embroidered with stranded cottons on a linen background; it measures: 16.5cm x 11.5 cm.
She's available from my store:
— tamembro, 2020
Very very early work in progress, here's the beginning of another giant piece. You can see the whole process in my instagram @tamembro
Living The Green Dream - embroidery work
Living the Green Dream (2018 - 2020)
Hand embroidered with stranded cottons on a raw canvas, diameter 26cm / 10"
— Tamembro
Everything in nature is changing, and so is your story. Acceptance doesn’t mean this is how it’s going to end. It’s an acknowledgement that this is where it begins. We are all works in progress. To be alive is to evolve. You can play an active role in that evolution, but first you need to recognise that it is happening.
📖 'Wabi Sabi' : Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life (2018) by Beth Kempton
embroidered figure
— Tamembro (2018)
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