FEBRUARY 2016 Day 6 Spiraling

Spiraling

Occasionally when I sit down to work with my art materials, I find my mind jumping around from one topic to another, gaining momentum and not in a direction I'd like to go. To slow it down and get refocused in the present, I pull out paper and pen and begin drawing a series of spirals. Focusing on the feel of the pen as it glides across the paper, the sound it makes and the quality of lines that come from it feels very relaxing. Each spiral is slightly different and tiny ones soon fill the spaces between the larger ones. A minute or two of this and I am in that peaceful state where the door to creativity swings open.

What do you do to reclaim that inner quiet place?

Spiraling is made of wet and needle felted Merino, with cotton, seed and glass beads. It measures 3"x4" (7.6 - 10 cm).