Sherri Shokler - We Are Stardust

Sherri Shokler

We Are Stardust

Hand-dyed cotton and linen, commercial cotton fabric, vintage doily pieces, rick-rack, cotton, wool and metallic threads, beads, netting and hand made paper.

Stitching a humble sampler

A beginners attempt at applique

A daughter’s heart and soul

Fraught with dark energy

Circles of cloth and a simple grid

Hands and spirit lead the way

No rules, no plan

Just exploration

Of a color that delights,

A texture that comforts,

A material that sparks interest

Stitching becomes a meditation

A relief, a respite

From the pain and anguish of a situation

That is uncertain and unpredictable

In everything except in its unrelenting chaos

Stitch transforms

One stitch, then another and another

Breathing

Quietly

Within the circle of creative energy

Something new emerges

Spiraling upward, onward

Stitching a sampler of starlit galaxies

Filled with endless possibilities