These tiny hexagons fill a tin – they measure 1cm face – 2cm diameter
A gift from a special person in my extended family – offered generously and lightly but with astute consideration
They created a miniature scene at Bees Knees
Last week a visiting artist friend exclaimed the making at such a scale would drive her insane… However interestingly they were offered to me with a narrative explanation that the making of these tiny precious pieces – the repetition, the need for precision and concentration, the careful piecing and selection of strings of pattern – all this and more about the nature of handwork were made in order to keep sanity, to stay sane at a particular time in her life…
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