The poet Scott Carins once said that in order to create art you must love the stuff you use in the process. He was, of course, describing words -- how they sound, how they feel when you speak them, their impact on you when you hear them. But for me the "stuff" is fiber and fabric, threading and color in visual dimensions. These elements become my paint and my needle becomes a brush in the creative process.
TOWB is my newest project. I chose that name as it is the Hebrew word for "good". Pronounced 'TOVE', it can be an adjective or a noun. It can be masculine or feminine. As adjective, it speaks of good as pleasant to the senses, pleasant to higher nature. As a noun, it speaks of good as a benefit, perhaps a welfare, a bounty or a moral good.
My hope is that when audiences stand among these hanging tapestries, they will remember or consider the story of Genesis 1 and be reminded of the beauty that surrounds us and the loving and creative God who created us.
- Shirley Cunningham
