she breathed

An embroidery on a pale natural linen. There is a bone white diagram of a vocal apparatus, trachea, and bronchi/lungs. In between the branches of the bronchioles are small words embroidered in cursive in thin burgundy thread. They read: she breathed. Inhaled. exhaled. she knew. that breathing. was beauty. was the way. inside. to outside. when her breath. tightened. she found. ways. to soften. be still. to allow that. in. of the out. breath. to be. the. way through. she found the throughline. somehow. it. also found her. still. and breathing. deeply. each day was. new. each breath. a. different. path. always. through her. and. throughout her. such a. simple. thing, breath. such a journey. through. trees. and. branches. how the body knows. to still. itself. if we learn how. to. listen deeply.

Artist showcase she breathed (2018) by Lia Pas In this stunning embroidery, Lia Pas draws from her personal experiences to explore how fundamental breath is to both art and life. “Before I got sick, voice was my main instrument – I was writing and performing primarily vocal works,” Lia shares. All that changed after she … Continue reading she breathed

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