May Flying Carpet 2021

 After dreaming about travel 

for over a year,
The Flying Carpet,
vaxxed and not vexed
finally went somewhere!!!
“Life as a Waking Dream”

“I dreamed I” owned a paint store
in Truth or Consequences, 

New Mexico

“I dreamed I” was playing my favorite game“ Reflections” 

in T or C

and  in Hatch, New Mexico

“I dreamed I” saw whacky art
outside A Space Gallery
in Silver City, New Mexico

Where I saw that blue! blue!
New Mexico sky

And the most funky-fabulous mosaics

“I dreamed I” went to the movies
in an actual movie theater!!!!

     "I dreamed I” played dress up
at Patsy's Vintage Fantasies

Photo by Victoria Rabinowe

"I dreamed I” said goodbye
to Silver City

"I dreamed I"  was 

"On the Road again”

To The City of Rocks

“I dreamed I"  stole from the rich
to give to the poor

Special thanks to Victoria
(my hilarious traveling companion)

And to Ann
(the Mostess Hostess
with the sweet suite)
and the wonderful
show of her paintings

Photo by Victoria
 Sending love to all of you…

May all your dreams come true

April Flying Carpet 2021

 As some of us
prepare to creep tentatively
into the world
beyond our doorstep
What is this world?

Is it the ancient and modern world
of privilege and want? *

The globes of constellations
chasing each other
now playing tag with satellites?

The weight of the world
rests on whose shoulders?

Have we learned anything? **

Is it a  Globe of Stereotypes?***

Is it a Globe of Worthless Money? ****

 

Is it a Globe of Flight*****
where “birds are free
from the chains of the skyway”
--Bob Dylan

Will we travel again
and sense the wonders
of that which is unknown?******

“With dewdrops dripping
I wish somehow I could wash
this perishing world”
   -Basho

*Old globes from Venice

**Rieke Studios 

***Gail Rieke

****Gail Rieke

*****Gail Rieke

******Gail Rieke

March Flying Carpet 2021

  In March

The Flying Carpet

collaborated with many of you

to Bind Up the Broken-hearted.

 

Some of you sent cards

 

Some of you sent

hand dyed yarn and origami

 

Some of you sent 

little works of textile art 

 and I started wrapping

These are just a few of the iterations...

Many thanks to all of you 

who have been part of this project so far

February Flying Carpet 2021

In February
The Flying Carpet
thinks that
for many of us,
this has been a time of
tying up loose ends*

of the morning glories' past**

the dried remnants 

of dragons' blood

We find our balls of twine**

We bind up and secure***

and carefully store
in packages and boxes and baskets

Some of us make bundles
that turn into collages****

We send away and share*****

 

We compost, burn, 

throw away****** 

We collect the tangible
and the  intangible
in the attic of our memory

We make room 

for what happens next 

 * a year of morning glories bundled 

**Thank you, Jill 

***Blaze of Glory Japan Journal 2007

wrapped in furoshiki 

 **** Wrapping 80  Collage

*****Thank you, Michael

****** a bundle of charcoal from Omori-cho, Japan

January Flying Carpet 2021

 In Jaunuary

The Flying Carpet

sends you Missives

because she is missing you all

 

Hope  Health  Safety  Patience