This week, I continue to highlight the incredible artwork of India Tresselt, a fiber artist from the Champlain Valley in Vermont. This year, she participated in Kate Bridger’s Made on Monday and titled her work, 52 Small Meditations on Peace. Thank you India for allowing me to share.
“Ripples” by India Tresselt
Peace… it begins within and radiates outwards.
One choice…
Your choice… reaches others.
Through our actions, we are all connected.
One of The Healthy Knitter blog followers, Elise, leads a craftivist group called the Resistance Knitters. She facilitates the knitting of items such as hats for migrants and in January there will be a call for mittens, gloves and fingerless gloves. There is also a need for washcloths which were requested by migrant mothers to wash babies. And if you can’t knit but want to provide supplies, Elisa will match you up with someone in need of yarn.
If you are interested in connecting with others through knitting in this particular way, contact Elise through the link above.
What a beautiful example of the ripple effect. Thank you Elise for all you do!
Great Tide Rising by Kathleen Dean Moore
I’ve mentioned previously that I’ve read a lot this year. Two books remain at the top of my list and I suspect will always remain my favorites. Seriously, the words in these books have changed me, for the better. This year, I’ve read a lot about climate change and the bleak prospects for the future unless we make drastic changes to our ways.
But this book, “Great Tide Rising. Towards clarity and moral courage in a time of planetary change”… is filled with hope.
I wanted to wait to include this book in the final week of Project Peace because it connects with the “theme” of week 3, however I decided I needed to share this book earlier. This book is a RIPPLE. Please know that this book doesn’t gloss over the serious predicament we find ourselves in… but by the end you’re left feeling like “I/we can do this.”
Again, I’m not providing a link to any specific place where you can purchase this book. I’d like to encourage you to visit/support your local bookstore or library when possible. Buying from local businesses enriches our communities; it strengthens our connections and promotes peace.
Daily peace tip #13
How might you be a ripple of peace?
Knit for groups in need?
Volunteer at your local food pantry, animal shelter or long-term care facility?
Teach someone to knit? or even a group of students?
Collect yarn for a donation at a knitting retreat?
Any other ideas to share?
May your day be filled with peace and ripples!
~Christina