There wasn’t more than a brief glow for sunrise before clouds moved in. But around the base of all the plants at the edge of the lake there were these ice pearls
Chronic pain sufferers who refuse to seek mental healthcare and are wildly insulted when a doctor suggests that their suffering might have a mental or emotional cause…….. like get well soon i guess
if i was a monk i would probably yearn for a taste of adventure beyond the quiet monastery walls… i would probably always be hassling merchants for news and stories from the outside world
Working with garments that belong to individuals as well as items in museum archives, [Pym] has extensive experience with the spectrum and stories of damage, from small moth holes to larger accidents with fire.
Her interests concern the evidence of damage, and how repair draws attention to the places where garments and cloth wear down and grow thin. In clothing, this is often to do with use and how the body moves.
She explores the difficulties of mending other peopleโs clothes, the materials used for mending, and making damage visible. Pymโs tools are scissors, yarn and a sharp needle.
โDarning is small acts of care and paying attention. The damage, in a way, does the work for meโ she explains. โI respond to it. The mending is slow work to hold the damage in place.โ
