Texture …Today on a Zoom presentation, I heard author Drew Gilpin Faust refer to the “texture of life” when discussing her new memoir, Necessary Trouble: Growing Up at Midcentury. Truly, life is textured, layered. That is the stuff of memoir: story, place, and voice woven together.
Enjoyed your textile text this morning! Though I love to dig into the history of words, I never looked into the text-textile connection. Most interesting! Found the following at https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=text:
"An ancient metaphor: thought is a thread, and the raconteur is a spinner of yarns — but the true storyteller, the poet, is a weaver. The scribes made this old and audible abstraction into a new and visible fact. After long practice, their work took on such an even, flexible texture that they called the written page a textus, which means cloth. [Robert Bringhurst, 'The Elements of Typographic Style']"
Hi Andi, I especially like your contrasts in "Chocolate is Predictable, War is Obvious." Congratulations on your recent publications and those soon to be published. Mary
“plant and animal fibers spun for art and utility. The creators’ hands and their creations born of place” I’ve always loved hand woven textiles and their natural colors, but I’ve never seen them quite the way you have described them. Thank you. As always, your writing is beautiful!
Oh how I love your ode on text and textiles and your poem of likes/dislikes. I did take Latin, but it only made me appreciate Rome, not see the finer nuances of language. Thank you for inspiring me as I struggle/revel in the writing life too.
Enjoyed your textile text this morning! Though I love to dig into the history of words, I never looked into the text-textile connection. Most interesting! Found the following at https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=text:
"An ancient metaphor: thought is a thread, and the raconteur is a spinner of yarns — but the true storyteller, the poet, is a weaver. The scribes made this old and audible abstraction into a new and visible fact. After long practice, their work took on such an even, flexible texture that they called the written page a textus, which means cloth. [Robert Bringhurst, 'The Elements of Typographic Style']"
Hi Andi, I especially like your contrasts in "Chocolate is Predictable, War is Obvious." Congratulations on your recent publications and those soon to be published. Mary
Hi Andi
Not sure this will find you; but want to try and say "HI"
I enjoy your work........Dan Stevens
I laughed out loud at the likes and dislikes. Thanks
How are U?
How is the family? What is happening with the kids? Any Grands?
Cool! How are you and the family?
Love words related to fabrics (needle, loom, weaving, threads etc). They’re so poetic!
“plant and animal fibers spun for art and utility. The creators’ hands and their creations born of place” I’ve always loved hand woven textiles and their natural colors, but I’ve never seen them quite the way you have described them. Thank you. As always, your writing is beautiful!
Oh how I love your ode on text and textiles and your poem of likes/dislikes. I did take Latin, but it only made me appreciate Rome, not see the finer nuances of language. Thank you for inspiring me as I struggle/revel in the writing life too.