delicate but strong #1 - Margaret Oomen knitalatte.etsy.comI love extremes, probably because either I'm all in, or I'm all the way out.
I found Margaret Oomen's intriguing photographs on a stress break earlier this morning, (I turn to etsy as a stress reliever - all I have to do to shake whatever emotion has me in its grips off, is to click on this site in between classes and everything is good and right with the world again). Delicate seems the complete opposite of strong, but not when you consider the lethal power of a spider's silk-woven web. Her crochet wrapped rocks and assemblages are absolutely charming. For more images and info. about Oomen click on her name below.
Margaret Oomen, a rural physician and textile artist, has been a gatherer and maker of things for as far back as she can remember. Aside from a spinning and printmaking class, she is completely self-taught. She draws her inspiration from her treasure- hunting family especially her father a mathematician and electrical engineer, her scientific (biochemistry and synthetic organic chemistry) and medical backgrounds, and her great respect and love of the natural world. Her work can be found at resurrectionfern.ca. She lives in Ontario with her husband, four children, three cats and a snail named fern. from etsy bio
You just have to love an artist with a snail named Fern.
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