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In This House - Memories

28 Jun 2009 posted by loligirl
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In this house
fragments of memories
assemble
behind these doors
The fullness of a life
cannot be contained here
Yet I return
to these rooms
in this house
again and again

As you look inside the window and door of this sweet little dimensional house, you’ll find this poem (written by me). The doormat reveals the theme of the text.

One of a series I call "in this house", inspired by daily walks in my many neighborhoods and travels through the years. Passing by, you only see the outside shell of a house. Curiosity peaks when you see a window without curtains. What happens behind those walls? Who lives there? What are they doing? The rare open door almost seems like an invitation to come in. I have left the windows and doors wide open in my collection of houses for you to peek inside.

Made up of painted fabric on a thick stabilizer, printed cotton scraps, zippers, beads, buttons, rick rack and / or any other embellishments I may have on hand. Stitching gives it depth and texture. The house is attached to a plastic food container!


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Approachable Art wrote
on 28 Jun 2009 12:34 PM

Fun and gorgeous!

smidgen wrote
on 28 Jun 2009 4:02 PM

I love this! It is so cute!

smidgen wrote
on 28 Jun 2009 4:03 PM

What a great idea to use recyclables! What other things do you have up your sleeve? Hmmm...?

Jody Johnson wrote
on 28 Jun 2009 9:15 PM

This is a great one as well. I love the tree in the front.

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