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When words become thread

October 12, 2016
cut kozo paper ready to spin

cut kozo paper ready to spin

When words become thread – text becomes textile. This is a process that has captivated me for over a decade. I recently wrote a blog about my current community art project “Well Used, Well Loved” that is grounded in this process. Please visit he blog to see and read more!

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Five perfect days in Albuquerque. 
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Thanks to the Las Aranas Weavers and Spinners Guild for the invitation to come teach paper spinning and the Mandala Community Weaving. 
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We spun all kinds of paper including toilet paper wrapper
"Imagine This"
22"x15" 
Linen, Cotton, rayon, metallic and handspun paper thread. Brocade woven with inlay and stitching.

Just finished this piece as a demo for a
Kami-ito (Japanese paper spinning) workshop that I am teaching thi
Rockland never disappoints.

First Friday, even in the rain, was fun and festive at the Triangle Gallery for the opening of "Interwoven".

Daphne Taylor, Nancy Geisberger, Judith Daniels, Karen Olson, Eric Stark and me. 

This show is up un
HUGE gratitude to this precious island.
Her creative people, her luscious plants and expansive views. 

Her wide sky and welcoming hearts. 
Her stillness and graceful beauty.

Her mossy rugs and juniper berries.
Her welcoming interiors and awe inspir
Off shore. 
10 miles. 
Giving myself some perspective and some respite.πŸŒΏπŸ’™πŸŒΏπŸ’™
Spinning paper. Weaving, small tapestries.
Drawing, hiking and napping.
Some days just watching the sea life. For hours.
#monhegan
#kamiito #handspunpaper
#tapestry #isla
"Secrets of the Infinite" (center panel)
Indigo dyed, hand woven linen, embroidery floss.

The collection is 28” by 90” 
Each panel is 28” by 15”

2017

“Secrets of the Infinite” explores the journey of b
“Swimming With Salacia”

29” by 28” 
2026

Indigo dyed linen, cotton and metallic warp threads. 
Handspun linen weft. Embroidery floss.

The circular movement in this piece echoes the rhythm of the tides—pulling in and o
“Under the Arc of Impermanence”

37” by 28” 
2026

Indigo dyed linen, cotton and metallic warp threads. 
Handspun linen weft. Embroidery floss.

“Is not impermanence the very fragrance of our days?” Rainer Maria Ri
Building on the Buddhist metaphor of Indra's net, this series suspends several small netted stones from a cast-iron hook - tumbling down in a cascade of stones.
Maine beach stones with naturally dyed waxed Linen. 
Approximately 12" by 2" by
A sheet of paper or a paper coffee filter.... becomes thread.
Called Kami-ito . It is a Japanese traditional process of turning paper into thread. 

And I made a hat! 
Next on the agenda is to do some tapestry weaving. Stay tuned! 
#kamiito #paperspi
"Water Proof" - Maine Artists reflect on their Environment  opened this weekend at the Wendell Gilley Museum in Southwest Harbor Maine. 

Kudos to Liz Awalt, Director Sean Charette, the Museum staff and the 11 other artists in this stunning
So grateful for the opportunity to reflect on my work. You can read the interview here on Rachel Snack's substack "Memory Cloth" 

https://open.substack.com/pub/memorycloth/p/artist-interview-sarah-haskell?r=o4jp9&utm_campaign=post&
A deep bow of gratitude to Decor Maine magazine for the spotlight. 
@decormaine 

And special thanks to Caitlin Scholl for her writing. I greatly appreciate her exquisite and articulate insight into my work. @caitla

You can check out my work all sum
There's a metaphor here 
Perhaps too blatant

Mending the flag.
 
Happy Memorial Day.
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A day of solemn contemplation on the cost of freedom.

I celebrate and honor those who risked and ultimately lost life in service to our

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