I walk a Medicine Path. It is good Medicine.
He walks a Medicine Path. It is good Medicine.
I wanted him to follow, to be like me…And that’s given me Medicine, too.
It takes a strong heart to watch someone you love walk this path.
He is on a Medicine Path. My heart is strong as the hills, the sky, the waters, and it burns with love for every step taken.
- Created: March-September 2024
- Size: 52 inches x 38 inches (132 cm x 97 cm)
- Materials: Hand-dyed cotton fabric, cotton/polyester thread
- Techniques: Hand-dyeing, free-motion quilting, embroidery,
My Thoughts on the Work
I have been watching as someone I love dearly walks the Medicine Path. There are so many ups and downs to the story. I’ve shed countless tears of joy and of sorrow.
As Mom lay dying, and I worked the Medicine I have to work, The Folk showed me how like I am to my Beloved. They showed me how strong my mother had been to watch me walk my own Medicine Path, and reminded me that she did not walk one herself. For her, it must have been even harder to watch as I took each step.
A Medicine Path is my reminder to be strong and courageous as I watch him walk his path. It is my reminder to draw on the wisdoms I have already gained, and to remember what it took for me to gain them. His path will be no easier, and watching will be just as hard as it was for my mother. There will be many tears ahead. I will gladly shed them. I’m grateful to watch as he walks his Medicine into the world.
