There was a girl, Lalla, who lived down the hall in my college dormitory. This is back in the mid/late 70's. She lived in Africa and the Middle East in her youth, and had an exciting life up to college; our school was small and quiet and, well, uneventful. She belonged to the Minnesota Weavers' Guild and bussed down University Avenue to weave, often, and said I should give it a go. I was too busy with booz and boys then, though I always thought one day I would tag along. I didn't.I can't remember when we lost touch; probably the year I had off and spent at home working, which could have been the year she graduated. I regretted not having exchanged contact info. I've though of her in the weaving context, but not in the blogging/Internet/connecting sense.
On Saturday, my high school friend coaxed me to get on Facebook, which I did reluctantly. After a day of finding my way around it, I found Lalla. And now she's knows what I do, and has seen some of my weaving pics.
Imagine that. After all these years.
That's very beautiful. And an interesting story!
ReplyDeleteFacebook can be quite amazing.
ReplyDeleteFabulous photo Meg - really like the use of colour in this piece of weaving.
We should do coffee again sometime soon
Diane
Thanks, Jacob. In some ways, I wonder why I never thought of Facebook earlier. In some ways, I still can't believe I found Lalla.
ReplyDeleteDiane, let's! Perhaps in a couple of weeks when all the construction is finished?
Your photos are stunning. I love the "netted" bridge. Wrapped in a very Christo way!
ReplyDeleteOne thing about a alias name is I can check on who I want to re contact. Freinds reunited even got us to have a school reunion. Grosse Point Blank, not quite. Weaving is far too skilled for me, that's why I'm a photographer. The laziest of the arts.
ReplyDeleteBabooshka, weaving is not complicated, though it has many steps. To me, it's a great medium because I work on a grid, as I can't do anything freehand very well - drawing, painting, knitting... But I can work within the grid.
ReplyDeleteI'm still astounded that I can chat with friends from WAY back almost instantly.
This is a great blog. I just started my own daily photo blog today and happened to stumble upon yours. Thank you for sharing these.
ReplyDeleteI found a lot of my high school friends from Malaysia on Facebook too.
ReplyDeleteLove the color and texture of your weave.