The Ever Repeating Known
(Getting caught in the Maintenance operator mode of evolution)
We have been watching nature’s destruction for a very long time.
It’s cyclical… It’s repetitive.
We, as a collective, sit back and watch, time and time again
hurricanes, fire, destruction…imposing itself on our
communities and our lives.
What can we do when we perceive the ever-repeating known?
We highlight behaviors, actions and ways of being
that are no longer relevant for our growth,
our community, our planet…for Deletion.
For instance, if we luxuriate in the shower for hours on end,
shorten that time.
If we sit and chat while the water is running and not in use.
Stop it.
Overconsumption of anything causes destruction.
The beauty of all of this is, after destruction comes
Creation
in the ever-repeating cycles in life.
This weaving was started in the aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina where Graft Architects,
in conjunction with Brad Pitt for Make it Right Foundation,
conceived of a project to rebuild the Lower Ninth Ward.
This was 2007, approximately 2 years after the hurricane.
They took action and conceived of constructing
150 Pink tents to house people in need.
Destruction turned to Creation.
When my son went to college at Tulane in 2010,
I met up with local architect Trey Trahan and
introduced him to my textile collections and
my weaving of recycled materials.
He had been one of the architects that participated
in the campaign and asked if I would care
to have one of the leftover pink tarps for a weaving.
I jumped on it.
So every year when I would go and visit my son,
I would have a little box in my luggage
filled with detritus from NOLA and I stashed it away for
use in a weaving.
Recently and long overdue, I cleaned out a storage
unit and brought all my art and things back,
and there she was, partly completed.
It has maintained its presence in my storage unit.
Instead of destroying it…Now, it’s back up for Creation.
We excavate and discern how we utilize
Creation Maintenance and Destruction to move on.
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