blue

"I like a thing simple but it must be simple through complication.  Everything must come into your scheme, otherwise you cannot achieve real simplicity." -- Gertrude Stein

The word simplicity is not part of my vocabulary.  If there is a way to complicate life, I find it even without intention.  Knitting a large sphere, such as a globe, should be a relatively simple process.  I've knit a number of smaller spheres.  Dr. Burns and students have worked out all the numbers for me to work larger and now I wait for the rope.   And I wait, and I wait, and I wait.  Leave it to me, I just had to have this particular shade of blue.  It is the perfect shade of blue.

This past weekend I taught a puppetry workshop.  I never cease to marvel at the joy children receive in the simplest of things.  We made paper puppets with movable parts using brass brackets. "Look! I've made the tongue move!"  "Hey! Look at my dragon! It flies!"  There is no overriding drive for perfection.  No need to look for more.  They were happy using what was at hand. 

If only I didn't need that one shade of clear royal blue.......

Comments

[Susana]

Hi Lindsay,

Could I ask which of of your series is related to cancer and what type of cancer?
#74-12036 or chirurgi?

I am very interested in your work. I'm a european social researcher on cancer.

Thank You!