So, I was all set on this quilt idea, but then, after talking with Birthe and Henry I realized I needed to spend more time with the material I’ve been collecting. Why did I start making a record of news headlines? What was I thinking/feeling that pushed me to start this routine which consisted of checking the news on my laptop and writing them out in my sketchbook. I reminded myself that I often work with routines:
- March 2019 – March 2020: I went into my home studio and set with fabric, needle, and thread for 2 hours each day. I wasn’t always successful sticking with the schedule but that was the intention.
- October 2019-March 2020: Every day I walked with my dog, I picked up a stick then took it to the studio and wrapped it in yarn. The wrapping would take 15 minutes – 1 hour. Sometimes, I wrapped more than one stick. I hung the sticks on my walls.
- 2018: For a year, I recorded how many times I went to a yoga session, how many times I did yoga at home, how many times I meditated, how many days I worked at my job, how many times I went to a coffee shop. In 2019, I stitched my data.
- there’s more, but you get the idea
ROUTINE = STRUCTURE
ROUTINE = CERTAINTY
ROUTINE = CONTROL
ROUTINE = PROGRESSION
ROUTINE = PROCESS
ROUTINE = PROGRESS
ROUTINE = EXPLORATION
ROUTINE = EQUANIMITY
ROUTINE = BEING IN THE MOMENT
ROUTINE = …