This is a set of two small temari that were stitched to be a pair, and to echo each other in design
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| left: bitter winter wind |
bitter winter wind
ends there—
sound of the sea
— Ikenishi Gonsui (1650–1722)
They are stitched in perle #8, a thinner weight thread. It was almost like drawing with pen and ink (which is something I do), and the designs were created as I stitched—"freestyle."
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| left: snow falling |
no land — just
snow falling
— Kajiwara Hashin (1864–?)
Each has a thread wrap in eggshell. Both are stitched with hand-dyed naturally variegated perle #8 in charcoal tones. Guidelines in ecru perle #8; "bitter winter wind" (no. 203) has an S8 division, "snow falling" (no. 204) an S10 division. The haiku by Ikenishi Gonsui is in the bell box of "bitter winter wind" and the haiku by Kajiwara Hashin is in the bell box of "snow falling," along with brass rings that make a quiet traditional rattle. Both are the same size — circumference: 8.125 inches / 20.5 cm; diameter: 2.58 inches / 6.5 cm. Both completed 4 November 2012 (nos. 203, 204).
Sold to benefit Kiva.org.
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| left: snow falling; right: bitter winter wind |
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