The Theme this year is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Since we are in danger of losing these words from our vocabulary I wanted to express them in a beautiful way and to send prayers to the universe for the return of these ideals. The blue flag has "Diversity" written on it in gold foil, the golden flag has "Equality" in gold foil and the red flag has "Inclusivity" on it in gold foil.
I sit and watch them blow in the breeze while I braid and wind the flags from last year. In order to braid the flags I wash, dry, iron and cut them into one inch strips. Then I braid the first 3 strips, one from each flag. When I come to the end of a strip I hand stitch a new strip to it. At the end of each braiding session I wind the braid into a ball. I use the braiding sessions as a way to relax and reflect. I run out of strips after a month or two.
2 comments:
Connie, Another set of beautiful flags. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about making them. I hope lots of people see them waving in the wind reminding of us all of what we need and cherish.
The whole process is inspiring, thank you Connie .
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