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November 29, 2025 · 11:26 am

The Oracle of Stillness: An Uprising of Joy

Joy is one of the great connectors of the Universe.

It can burst into a moment that launches the heart skyward, or it can slide in on a silent wave that somehow appears in the midst of suffering and sorrow and leaves a person riding a wave that lifts them when only a moment before, there was oppression, misery and despair.

Joy is a bridge that brings together paradoxes and stitches the Great Mystery and Beauty into a patchwork that says: YES to awe and to life.

When Joy burst into my life, I felt compelled to create this mixed media Woven Woman for the Oracle of Stillness series: “An Uprising of Joy”.

If you look closely at the feathers on the edges of her wings, you will see hundreds of tiny brass safety pins, which I adore as they are charming little bits of amazement that hold things together. And on each of the tiny safety pins, there are seed beads as a metaphor for how Joy seeds new life in us.

May Joy unfold in your life, too!

‘An Uprising of Joy’ is one of 3 of my mixed media tapestries from the “Oracle of Stillness” series that are part of the fundraising Christmas/Celebration of Joy show at Harcourt House: Artorama

I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com

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November 28, 2025 · 9:42 am

The Oracle of Stillness- The Heart of the Rose

This Woven Woman mixed media weaving is “The Heart of the Rose” from my ‘Oracle of Stillness’ series of tapestries.

She is in honor of and a celebration of all those that we hold most dearly in our hearts and souls, to infinity and beyond.

I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com

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November 21, 2025 · 10:37 am

Oracle of Stillness-The Writers Circle

Yesterday was a peak experience for me.

I was invited by a group of 7 contemplative writers to join them at Harcourt House Gallery as they gathered to immerse themselves in ‘The Oracle of Stillness: Weaving Coherence in the Chaos’ and then write about it.

I was feeling very sick and didn’t think I could make it, but I knew that I would regret it forever if I didn’t go.

And, oh my word! It was so powerful…. The energy in the gallery of kindness, respect, honesty, presence, integrity, healing and wholeness was like a tsunami of YES… this is the way the world should be!

I am in awe of the insights of this marvelous group of women sages and seers. To say that it was powerful is an understatement.

It was the perfect way to draw the exhibition to a close.

The show ends on Saturday November 22, so if you are in Edmonton, do step into the gallery- you can feel the magic of the writers circle still, I am sure.

By the way, I took one of my looms along to weave words as the other writers wrote. Magical.

Thank you to Marija Nikolajev and Theresa Belter for the photographs.

I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com

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November 17, 2025 · 10:57 am

Oracle of Stillness- The Dance

Sometimes, when our bodies are challenged, the best place to dance is in our dreams.

This mixed media Woven Woman tapestry, “The Dance” is part of the Oracle of Stillness: Weaving Coherence in the Chaos series.

I twisted wire to make the armature for “The Dance” and freeform wove the beads to shape her into that moment of stillness that sparks the moment between the movements.

It is the Pause, Breathe, Begin Again that nurtures and heals.

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November 12, 2025 · 9:26 am

Oracle of Stillness- The Laughter of the Stars

When my father died, a friend sent me a lovely card that has been a touchstone for me ever since.

On the front of the card, there was a beautiful print of the night sky, showing the stars shining brightly.

It said: The Inuit people believe that the stars are the campfires of our Ancestors, shining in their villages in the sky. The twinkling is the Ancestors, sending their love and laughter back to us….

This image has stayed with me and is a source of comfort to me and I often dream of the laughter of the stars..

And, so, this mixed media Woven Woman from the ‘Oracle of Stillness’ series is:

“The Laughter of the Stars”.