Another of my textile pieces.This one inspired by my journey as a native New Zealander, the felted merino is dyed with turmeric an Indian spice. I am very influence by Indian culture and know I was an Indian in a past life, as I love the food, the people, the land actually everything Indian. The feathers represent my Maori heritage as they are prominent in traditional Maori cloaks and the Merino motifs symbolise the Maori koru which to me represent new beginnings. I find the piece very restful and a blend of who I am and who I am becoming.....more at Peace with myself. Although I think that is more about turning 43 next month and being a bit more comfortable in my own skin...have a great day...Arohanui (Big Love)..

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[Ivan Stoikov - Allan Bard]

Nice work! Thanks for accepting my friendship on FB! I hope you'll like a suggestion of mine? Do you use sites like zazzle.com, cafepress. com, fiverr? They could be a good way to promote your works and to help "remove" stupidity in the streets like headlines on t-shirts, fridge-magnets, cups, etc: My Boyfriend kisses Better Than Yours, FBI - female body inspector, etc. Not everything we see and think of should be about sex, right? It would be much better if there were more nice pictures (even of mythical creatures), good thoughts, poems (from any genre are welcome I guess), etc? I'm allanbard there, I use some of my illustrations, thoughts, poems from my books (like: One can fight money only with money, Even in the hottest fire there's a bit of water, Money are among the last things that make people rich, or
Love and happiness will be around,
as all the chains will disappear,
and Mountaineers will climb their mount
and there won't be any tear!
etc). Hope such lines look and sound much better than the usual we see every day? Best wishes! Keep the good work going! Let the wonderful noise of the sea always sounds in your ears! (a greeting of the water dragons' hunters - my Tale Of The Rock Pieces).