“The verb 'to darn' is explained in my pocket dictionary as follows: 'To mend by imitating the texture of the stuff, with thread and needle.' But this definition does not correspond to the work accomplished by good Chinese housewives. When they mend a sock, they do not try 'to imitate the texture of the stuff'. Their art makes no attempt at concealment: it even takes a certain pride in revealing itself.” TryingDoeArtCertainStuffPrideDefinitionsChineseAccomplishedPocketsThreadRevealingDictionaryTextureNeedlesSockVerbsHousewifeImitatingConcealment Author:Daniele Vare
“I'm trying to do something that is real. What I mean is this; my sense of being in the world starts with a physical relationship with my surroundings, their weight, texture, density, transparency, and so forth.” WorldTryingMeanRealRealityWeightSurroundingsTransparencyTextureDensity Author:Andrew Forge