“We don’t invent ourselves, but rather discover ourselves. We’re there all along, living fossils waiting to be excavated. Perhaps that’s why art feels so gratifying and personal. By creating something, we’re really discovering something about ourselves. We’re shining a light on those profound parts of our soul, digging them up and bringing ourselves to the surface, letting others see inside.” -Marrie Stone at Stu News Laguna
Incarnation by Rachel Saldate-Hayes
Mixed Media & Hand Embroidery on Interfacing
Through embroidery and stitching as a means of drawing, Hayes’ work explores themes such as memories of childhood, family traditions, and lost feminine traditions.
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“You observe my journeying and my resting and You are familiar with all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, Adonai, You know all about it. You hemmed me in behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me. For You have created my conscience. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am awesomely, wonderfully made! Wonderful are Your works—and my soul knows that very well. My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw me when I was unformed, and in Your book were written the days that were formed—when not one of them had come to be.” -Psalms 139:3-5, 13-16 TLV