Do You Still Remember Her?
I do.
And everything she symbolizes – the familiar sights and sounds, the period of our lives embedded in long term memory with our mothers, sisters, aunties and neighbors in it, the uniform sound of a sewing machine intertwined with casual chitchat. I still remember those gentle hands, gliding skillfully over soft materials, more than capable of turning a piece of fabric into lovable garments.
Even my first girlfriend, the sweetest of souls, from a family of many, used to make clothes for herself, in patterns and colors she desired, as tight as I could wish, to perfectly fit the young man’s eye.
Nowadays, the skill has migrated to distant lands, in search of a new pair of hands, not necessarily gentler, certainly cheaper.
Time flies. We are left to do what people whose expiry date is fast approaching do – recycle the recollection of the good old days, the age when we were young and good looking. Now, we are only good looking. Such is life.
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greenfrog153
Congratulations on making the homepage!
PJ Ryan
oh wow, love this .. so bizarre. And i have one of those very old singer sewing machines in the wooden cabinet with draws … so special :)
ZoeMcduncan
Congratulations….is that an old Singer sewing machine????
Peter Kurdulija replied
I think so Zoe
JuliaWright
CONGRATS ON HOMEPAGE!
adgray
This is indeed a great piece and worthy of Home page – Congrats!!!
It is also a great Ekphrasis and I invite you to please bring it to the EEG!
☼ BRAVO!! ☼ on your treatise explaining your art interpreting the art of dressmaking!
Chookas! ♥
GLAMAZON
Love it – I could sew before I went to school so I really appreciate this. It is a rare art these days. X
GLAMAZON
I love how you expressed this also – I make 90% of what I sell myself and out source the other 10% locally and am 100% Australian made. I would like to eventually open a sewing school in the distant future – after I get the rest going.
CapturedByKylie
Congratulations on the home page feature. June 4th 2009.
limerick
fantastic! congratulations.
Tama Blough
Congrats on your homepage! As one who sews, this is great.
Tainia Finlay
Congratulations on your homepage feature … not only is the image exceptional so too is the narrative Peter!
Ant Vaughan
Well done!
LindaR
wow ~ what a moment…I do remember her ~ I lived with her, was raised by her ~ in many forms of living multi-generations ~ and now have a daughter like her ~ I even have my Nana’s 1931 Singer sewing machine ~ still works!!
Your image drew me in and your words flooded me with memory ~ and realization of this way of life is really at risk of being gone ~ and our cultural perspective shifts & economic ones as well…
thank you for this moment this morning ~ your art and pov xx
Pip Gerard
Congrats on making the red bubble homepage! :D
A keepsake for you:
Peter Kurdulija
Thank you RedBubble for the homepage feature, thank you all for your wonderful comments!