by Denise Durocher

The Scroll by Denise Durocher - Old bobbin, black fabric, white backing, embroidery floss.

I started this fabric scroll which is four inches wide and about 2 meters long. My only parameters are using gradients of embroidery floss colours and a wave design. It is a slow process since I’m making so many stitches, and it kind of feels like a useless project. But I read something the other day: "This is worth doing for no other reason than that it is nice to do. So do it." (Can’t find the author, sorry).   

It's a bit like my Focusing Sessions since for both, I don't know exactly how they will end.  What will be revealed to me? Focusing has a method, I also gave this piece some structure: colours, waves. But will I like it once I'm done? I don't know. But as I stitch, something is revealed to me in the simple fact that I’m showing up to do it.  As sometimes we don’t know why we decide to participate in a Focusing Session on a particular day. We just show up and most often than not, are amazed by what is revealed to us during that time.

Maybe some of you who read this will notice that in your own life, you are also working on something that hasn't fully revealed itself yet. I think that the fact that you are showing up, investing the time, the effort and the love, is in itself a revelation worth considering.    

Video of what the scroll looks like so far!