17.6.10

Well, gee, it’s been a while.
Enough about that.

You know how some things keep coming around again?
Well, prayer ties, of a sort, have been in my work for a long while. I use to, and again, print them onto tattered fabric strips and cinch them around while on walks. When ever I was visiting a museum, a library, a park, places that I thought may need one or two to be found.
I do remember securing them to platform bars when ever I saw a subway artist’s work...
Keith H. comes to mind.

None-the-less and so forforth...
Here are a few below, as I’ve just been reworking them into a small folded book of flyers to be cut up.
Cut & Scatter Prayer Ties

If you don’t want it to be true, change it.
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It’s not important to have reasons all of the time.
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Be prepared for cliffs and sharp moments
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Response / responsible / responsibility
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Be sure of distance, and space will become flat.
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Truth can always be repeated, because it can never be stated once and for all.

There you go, something to chew on.

16 comments:

  1. Brian MillerJune 17, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    ha. love those little bits of wisdom you dropped there...much to ponder...hmmm...

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  2. Tess KincaidJune 17, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    I remember seeing prayer ties on a tree for the first time in '73 when I spent the summer in Japan. It's such a lovely ritual.

    I love the one about the reasons.

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  3. AnneJune 17, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    i really like this post:))

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  4. Ronda LaveenJune 17, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    I love those prayer ties. It is great work that you do! Blessed be.

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  5. lynne hJune 17, 2010 at 11:55 PM

    now you know i love this...

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  6. mycuriousteapartyJune 18, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    I have never seen prayer tie...

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  7. SubbyJune 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    Chew, chew, chew...never seen any meself but I like the taste of the second one here, in particular ;)

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  8. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    oh!
    Is that what my little tags are?

    Small parcels of hope and wisdom with colorful ties to tie it on to something?

    thanks for giving them a name..will have to look up.

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  9. Lonnie HanzonJune 18, 2010 at 10:05 PM

    Yes, prayers - prayer ties - . that's what we are all doing here, religion or not.

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  10. Lonnie HanzonJune 18, 2010 at 10:06 PM

    "We are all angels where our wings meet"
    Jayne Harnett Hargrove

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  11. Harnett-HargroveJune 19, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    I reckon we never have enough of them. -j

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  12. Momo Luna S!gnalsJune 23, 2010 at 4:21 PM

    I've never seen prayer ties, but i love the idea. And yout prayers are great!

    I'm glad you've received the card. :-)

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  13. tonyJune 24, 2010 at 7:10 AM

    Your Post Reminds me of thisphoto I took in Istanbul as few years ago.Notice behind the Lad's head? The trees were covered in what i assumed were prayer-ties.which ,I guess, means its a concept in Islam too?

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  14. cynthia korzekwaJune 26, 2010 at 5:26 AM

    mi gusta!

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  15. YvetteJune 29, 2010 at 2:31 AM

    have you ever heard about Loesje http://www.loesje.org/
    it's great and your post reminds of it!

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  16. Linda VincentJune 29, 2010 at 3:27 AM

    What a lovely idea.
    I've enjoyed looking through your blogs.....great artwork!

    And I share with you a fondness for Crete; been there 3 times and will definitely go again :-)

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