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( part 3 ) #5ftinf #rhodesweddingco #lifeband
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Caption: THE PROJECT...
(scroll down to read ) Being made a #lifeband showing the #5ftinftable by @rhodeseddingco is not only a beautiful thing to wear, but has really thrown up a lot of contemplation about life itself recently...
As I mentioned in the first story of this project, I am divorced, not something I had ever factored into the big plan of my life, but having to take that on board and then carry on with life in a different way; having had to re-calibrate and re examine the whole notion of who I actually was and who I wanted to be, and having had to leave behind a ‘girl’ to become a woman, has led to a surprisingly more satisfying and independent existence...and although I now have a wonderful new partner, we choose live in separate houses!
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Caption: Continued...
(scroll down to read ) Very occasionally I re-vist difficult old memories; they help me see how far I’ve come and also they remind me of how I’m here at this present place...cracks in tea cups don’t always mean you have to throw them away and marks on the table, for me, make it more beautiful...
So you can see how the life band is so perfect for me...and in my opinion anyone who has reached a point in their life when they can look back and reflect on the good and bad, the cracks and the survival, and see how basically each experience has been woven into their being would suit a life band beautifully...
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(scroll down to read ) Following on from last week’s story about ‘life objects’ I wanted to share a couple more interesting ones from people I know...
One of my friends really struggled to think of something that she couldn’t do without...( she’s not a person who feels the need of redundant old objects like me...something I quite envy! ), but she suddenly appeared with her Grandmother’s knitting needles...a touching metaphor ; knitting all the memories of another time into a new you...
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Caption: And I also visited Emma's ( @sewrecycled ) Grandmother's sewing machine...the one Emma learnt on...
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Caption: the texture and its life...
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Caption: and the details...
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Caption: and a sewing wallet which belonged to Emma's husband's grandmother...
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Caption: This project has made me think of my own life and other precious objects I have...for example, these 2 basically sum up my Dad!
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Caption: And here are some of my redundant objects made into a visual poem before parting with ( most ) of them...
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Caption: ( you can read what they all are and where they all come from on my blog today www.5ftinf.com )
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Caption: ...I chose 5 things I wanted to keep
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Caption: and later I found the rest of the old Bob The Builder puzzle in the loft, but when I put it together there were still 2 pieces missing!!
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Caption: Inspired by objects basically past their sell by date, but retaining enormous emotional and aesthetic value I worked on this week's arrangements...
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Caption: my beautiful #5ftinftable life band
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Caption: If you'd like your own life band made you should definitely get in touch with Jessy & Perry to have a chat...
www.rhodesweddingco/life
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