RESTORATION + RENEWAL
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It is no secret that 2ETN reads all of Terry Tempest Williams books. Her work is always within reach in the studio. So as we return to our work, after time off to renew and restore, her words come to mind, especially because at the top of our list was to “read more”.
From Refuge:
” I love to make lists. Maybe it’s my background in beehives and bread making, the whole business of being industrious and frugal (of which I am neither) that a list promotes. Or maybe it’s the power that comes when you cross something off the list. Done. Finished. Move on to the next chore. I can see a very tangible form of what I have accomplished in a day. Or perhaps it’s the very democratic nature of lists that I find so attractive. Each task of equal importance on paper. So “pick up fresh flowers” carries the same weight as “do the laundry”. It’s the line slashed through the words that counts. Never mind that the pleasurable items are crossed off by noon and the difficult ones, meant for procrastination anyway, get moved to the next day’s agenda. The point is that my intentions are honorable. My lists will defend me.”
As our list defends us: read more, spend time in garden & with family & friends, renew & restore, create new work. So that is what we have been up to: books piled high, gathering inspiration for new designs and imagery, hunting for old treasures from which to create new works. We have begun working in old techniques such as scrimshaw and delighting in discovering alternative materials to create those works, previously created in ivory. We are also working on/in cocobola wood, and with enamel and glass.
The image above features a few of the pieces we are working on, and below, a completed Scrimshaw Snake Necklace.
Scrimshaw Snake
We will be adding new pieces to the site in the coming weeks. Until then, we would love to hear from you!
Restored & Renewed,
2ETN