With some recent deaths in our extended family, as well as amongst our friends, and all of the losses and tragedies in the world, I am reminded of the constant fluidity of all of our lives.
There is always the undercurrent of so many deep emotions, constant loss among all of our striving and gains, and it hurts my heart to feel others pain, as well as my own.
When my own heart is hurting, I know that my my own pain.... in this world.... has disconnected me from the greater gains of another dimension of being, another world. As when I am feeling that disconnect, I know that I need to reconnect and feel the energies of the deepest of inner truths and to all that I know to be real.
I soften my heart and I allow the healing energies to come into the heart and to feel the inner smile, the bliss of all that is and all that remains my one true nature, my one heart and the heart of the world.
And then, I can smile and feel joy, once again.
I made this little Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) small format quilt for donation, during such a time. A time when I was reminding myself of what I know is real and what I know to simply be the illusions of this world, and I then know to focus on reconnecting with that greater, and deeper understanding.
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13,891 - When The Heart Grieves | $60.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 12" Length: 9" Materials/Techniques ... inkjet printing, and glass beads. Artist Statement: Our hearts grieve for the loss of our parents who have passed on and our hearts grieve for the loss of who we knew those parents to be. But we are always, always ... love and care for by ourselves in our childhood home in Alaska. We mourn the loss of our father, and we mourn the loss of the mother that we once ... | |||
It, and all of my current small format art quilts appear on the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) website,or my own Liberated Quilting Challenge web page for AAQI.
Remember!
The profits from the sale of this quilt on the AAQI website, by AAQI....and all of our AAQI quilts...goes to Alzheimer's research funding. Your purchase funds Alzheimer's research and brings us bit by bit, closer and closure to better treatments and eventually, a cure for this horrible, horrible disease.
These are my own quilts that are currently available for sale:
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11,372 - At Peace In My Garden | $50.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 11.25" Length: 8.75" Designer: Original design ... my garden. Its ever changing cycles renew me, and I am at peace. Contact Michele Dedication: For those who seek, those who do, and those who find ... | |||
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12,614 - Imperfectly Perfect in Every Way! | $85.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 8.5" Length: 11.5" Designer: Original design ... form flying geese with the large bauble effect of glass beads. Contact Michele Dedication: For my beloved mother who loved all things Asian, as ... | |||
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13,704 - I Will Remember You | $50.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 8.75" Length: 8.75" Materials/Techniques ... Don't worry, Mom. We will remember you!" Oh, how she laughed. Contact Michele Dedication: For my mother, who I love with all of my heart. She is ... | |||
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13,891 - When The Heart Grieves | $60.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 12" Length: 9" Materials/Techniques ... inkjet printing, and glass beads. Artist Statement: Our hearts grieve for the loss of our parents who have passed on and our hearts grieve for the loss of who we knew those parents to be. But we are always, always ... love and care for by ourselves in our childhood home in Alaska. We mourn the loss of our father, and we mourn the loss of the mother that we once ... | |||
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13,705 - Dreaming of Freedom | $50.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 8.75" Length: 8.75" Materials/Techniques ... the depths of spirit, she still dreams of being free once again. Contact Michele Dedication: For my mother, who longs for freedom on earth and for ... | |||
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13,706 - A Walk on the Wild Side | $50.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 11.5" Length: 9" Materials/Techniques ... or any of us who continue to care for her eight years later. Contact Michele Dedication: For my mother who is now in her 8th year of Alzheimer ... | |||
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13,889 - Wild, Wacky and Wonderful | $50.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 9.25" Length: 9" Materials/Techniques ... she laughed! I would give anything to hear that laughter again. Contact Michele Dedication: For my mother, who I love with all of my heart. She is ... | |||
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13,890 - We Are All In This Together | $50.00 | |
| Michele Bilyeu Salem, OR USA Width: 8.75" Length: 8.75" Materials/Techniques ... any of us can do...or be... because it is very, very, very hard. Contact Michele Dedication: For our mother, who we all love ... | |||
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