For fifty days in a row (from late January to mid-March 2026), I quietly did a private project during which I created one hundred small stitchings. (This was my take on the 100-Day Project which I have done for many years prior to this.)
This medium is a bit of an accomplishment for me as I have - for my entire life - carried a great distaste for sewing; I'm not skilled at it, nor do I like threading needles, knotting thread, sewing for functional purposes, or poking my fingers with the needle.
But what I learned through this project is that I really enjoy using fabric and fiber to intuitively place a few materials together to create a whole. Many of these pieces seem to resemble landscapes; this is not surprising given my professional and personal life focus on "the inner/outer landscape."
Before crafting each piece, I would choose the fabrics, knot the fiber, and thread the needle. Then - and most importantly - I paused for a meditation to become grounded, relaxed, and to let go of any desired outcome. I also kept myself from getting too precious with each piece by: never undoing stitches, allowing unplanned knots or tangles to remain on the front side, and surrendering to the inherent goodness of whatever seemed to appear as a piece came to fruition.
Each little square is an active meditation composed of fabric, handmade paper, yarn, thread, ribbon, and fiber waste.
Here are the hundred swatches I created.
