tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17175275.post4760337143799263769..comments2024-02-28T10:45:39.037+00:00Comments on Threading thoughts : Thorn scherzoOlga Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17175275.post-17767590659498899212016-11-07T08:47:12.983+00:002016-11-07T08:47:12.983+00:00Thank you, Eirene - so do I!Thank you, Eirene - so do I!Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17175275.post-4806171939883625622016-11-05T09:24:12.196+00:002016-11-05T09:24:12.196+00:00A complex and thought-provoking piece, Olga. I loo...A complex and thought-provoking piece, Olga. I look forward to seeing the textile version.Eirenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350820845130506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17175275.post-12041780564607022422016-11-03T15:45:13.686+00:002016-11-03T15:45:13.686+00:00The programme is really fascinating, Margaret, as ...The programme is really fascinating, Margaret, as you say. Thanks a lot.Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17175275.post-83687584328089443442016-11-03T13:55:39.347+00:002016-11-03T13:55:39.347+00:00Thanks Margaret for the note about the birdsong pr...Thanks Margaret for the note about the birdsong programme. I shall pursue that.<br />This image emerged from my thoughts at a difficult time when I was caring for my mother. I felt torn between anger and guilt. Everything I did seemed to lead to emotional pain for either or both of us.<br />But alongside that day to day misery was the joy I derived from small notes: observing birds and other aspects of nature, and the escapism of music at the occasional concert.<br />I was also lucky enough to have attended a printmaking course at this time - initially just as a way of regularly getting me out of the house, but it turned out to be more important than that for me. This image was one of the results of that course.Olga Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10554469124546960971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17175275.post-84781425545464505352016-11-03T08:44:14.378+00:002016-11-03T08:44:14.378+00:00The thorns hit my heart and made me think twice ab...The thorns hit my heart and made me think twice about the message of the image. Coincidentally I was listening a few hours ago to "is birdsong music" on the iplayer (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07gn6km), fascinating.Margaret Cooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.com