From my early September 2005 journal notes: I don't know when I'll finish this . . . it will be an original and one of a kind . . . it comes from deep in my soul . . . and if it becomes difficult, I must set it aside until the joy and inspiration return . . . I will not put a time frame on this . . . it needs space and time to evolve . . .
Sunflowers if various shades of yellows and golds and rusts and browns, in different positions and in varying styles . . . impressions of some standing tall, others leaning or drooping, some in bright vases or tied with fancy ribbons, some newly opened and others full blown . . . some bold and others more refined . . .
Postcards pasted haphazardly . . . snapshots of moments in time . . . fragments . . .
Van Gogh wrote that his sunflowers symbolize gratitude and friendship.
Legend tells that the Greek sun-god Helios was drowned by his uncles, the Titans, and then raised to the sky, where he became the sun. He was beloved by a mortal named Clytie, who died of her love for him. Clytie was "rooted" in her grief, and thus followed Helios' daily journey through the sky. The sunflower's turning as it follows the sun symbolizes deep loyalty and constancy. It is said that if a girl puts three sunflower seeds down her back, she will marry the first boy she meets. The Chinese hold the sunflower a a symbol of longevity. Incan priestesses wore large sunflower disks made of gold on their garments. In the Andes mountains, images of sunflowers were hammered into gold and placed in temples. Sunflower seeds were a sacred food to the Plains Indians of North America. They placed bowls filled with sunflower seeds on the graves of their dead to nourish them on the long journey to the "Happy Hunting Grounds."
This table runner was gifted to a friend
"The sunflower is the biggest and showiest flower in the garden and the ONLY thing that really matters about it are its seeds . . . the show we put on isn't what establishes our worth, it is what we nurture and bring into being through our efforts."
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And the friend continues to enjoy this gift. It has had place of honor on my dining room table since given to me, but recently I have been thinking of hanging it in my office. The only problem with that is I would miss it at home. Thank you again for such a treasured gift...I am also grateful to read your thoughts while designing and executing it.
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