Wind & Water
The Beauty in Tranquility and Turbulence
The Artwork
This piece is a small tribute to beautiful Torch Lake in Michigan, known for its clear waters and shifting shades of blue.
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It began on a July day, surrounded by the lake’s tranquility and the soothing sound of the current lapping the shore — a perfect setting to unwind while I was winding and coiling yarns. Â
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Over night, at 3:30 a.m., I opened the curtains to watch white lightning, wind, and rain pummel the once‑calm lake. For forty minutes, a light show of wind, water, and white skies unfolded. The white lightning lit the sky, creating a supernatural bright‑white wonder while the wind wrapped itself around the water.
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In the piece, the blue yarn‑coiled wires rise above the knots, representing the wind lifting the rain and lake to its will. The white elements represent the white lightning, white water, and wind in a marriage of movement.
Medium: Fiber: yarns, rope, wire
Dimensions: 15" x 16" x 7"
Year Completed: 2026
Yarns About Life - Wind & Water
COMING SOON: Here, I follow the way love moves like wind over water—sometimes glass‑smooth, sometimes wild and white. These yarns trace the small, ordinary moments in marriage and relationships where both can be true at once, and where beauty shows up in the balance.
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On the Yarns About Life Page - select Wind & Water in the Main Index then start with the story that tugs at you most and follow the yarn.