One of the unfairest types of shame is the social stigma called body shaming attached to obese people or to a lesser extent extremely thin people. We often compare ourselves as inferior to the slim and beautiful without really considering the real nature of the issues involved. As a large person I have often felt [...]
A Perfect Compromise
Lisa Walton2021-01-30T10:56:43+11:00This quilt was made for the Cloth in Common prompt of Compromise Marriage is the perfect compromise. Two people with different interests, experiences, passions and dreams come together to form a perfect union. Along the way compromises have to be made. Read more about this quilt in the CLOTH IN COMMON Blog You can also [...]
The Pen is Mightier than the Sword
Lisa Walton2020-11-07T10:44:26+11:00This quilt was made for the Cloth in Common prompt of Media Media as a way of communicating has been around since the stone ages but for as long as I have been around the one constant has been writing implements such as pens and pencils. One of my first memories was of ink blotted [...]
Masks
Lisa Walton2021-12-30T16:23:53+11:00This quilt was made for the Cloth in Common prompt of Cooperation and Sharing, During the Covid 19 lockdown many people wanted to do something to help. We all feel helpless just sitting at home waiting for it to pass. One of the ways many found to feel like they were helping was to make [...]
If Only
Lisa Walton2023-02-25T11:02:30+11:00It has been hard to find green spaces in busy cities these days. Some cities like New York have Central Park and in Sydney we have Centennial and Bicentennial Parks which act like lungs. Over the last few years there has been an increasing demand for buildings to consider the environment and this has resulted [...]
Fences
Lisa Walton2020-04-03T12:42:36+11:00I grew up in a suburb of Sydney that was still considered bushland. Full of eucalyptus trees and mysterious creeks (which were probably sewer outlets) and lots of places for adventurous kids to play. By the time I left that area in my early teens it had been slowly but surely gentrified and fences and [...]
Reflections
Lisa Walton2019-11-08T10:56:22+11:00Sometimes when you are struggling to find inspiration for a theme something just happens and presents itself as the perfect thought. I have been dealing with getting my mother settled into a new lifestyle and this meant clearing out years of memories. When going through a pile of photos I came across this one of [...]
I am who I am
Lisa Walton2019-09-08T10:56:57+10:00I am an introspective type of person. I think I am the only one who truely knows the mess that is in my head. So I felt I should attempt a self portrait for this prompt as it would be a first for me and an attempt to look closely at myself. I played around [...]
Behind Closed Doors
Lisa Walton2019-08-27T15:39:37+10:00For the Cloth in Common prompt of Masks We all wear masks. We wear different ones for different audiences or situations. But one thing is common - we take them off when we go inside our homes. How many times have you heard of something horrible happening and the neighbours say things like 'they [...]
Broken Circles
Lisa Walton2021-12-30T16:21:35+11:00For the Cloth in Common prompt of Disunity The world is a sad place at the moment. There are few countries who are not suffering either politically or environmentally. The prompt of Disunity raised quite a few ideas in my head but one of the recurring themes which lasted related to circles. Circles are a symbol [...]