snow stitching

It snowed all day yesterday. I worked on a few nine-patch squares and the hearts from the illusion of love piece.

This is what my erosion bundle looked like after the weekend snow but before yesterday's snow.

snow-capped erosion bundle

This one will probably be made into a brooch.

A frosting of snow on my Erosion Bundle.

Rosemary. Bamboo.

Unidentified shrub with red berries.

"Find the seed at the bottom of your heart and bring forth a flower." ~ Shigenori Kameoka

erosion bundle in the snow

So far my erosion bundle has survived the snow and wind. Once in the middle of the night I awoke to imagined visions of it coming unbundled and blowing scattered throughout the neighborhood.

erosion bundle day one

My erosion bundle is probably large enough that I could have made multiple bundles but . . . it just seemed efficient to put it all together. Besides there is only one good sturdy hook.

Some of the contents include rose petals, keys, other metal objects, and of course a variety of fabrics. I used a plastic mesh to try to secure some of the objects so they would be more evenly distributed.

Hanging from a hook on the side of our woodshed, this is visible from my back door.

Erosion Bundle Project planning

This is just a preliminary collection of "ingredients." Obviously there will be layers of fabric and papers and as many "rustable" objects I can come up with. The bundles are to be placed outside in January so I still have time to forage through my collection of found objects. I'm also thinking of sprinkling in some tumeric.

This sounds like a fun project. Kris Henderson's Erosion Bundle Project is "borrowed from Seth:The idea is simple: create an artistic bundle made from materials of [your]own choosing and 'hang, bury, submerge, or just place' the bundle in the elements. This collaboration is to be with the ultimate partner…Mother Nature herself!"
Kris is calling this project "Erosion Bundles" and is "a personal and creative challenge" to "make your bundle...of anything you like. Fabric, paper, metal, plastic, fur or whatever!"