Interpreting Mending - A Series of Postcards Part 2

It took me a while but I am so glad that I didn't rush through the sewing for the postcards.  I am so pleased with the results. Please read the descriptions of each piece and I hope you can see where the inspiration came from.  Find out more about the process of making them in this post.
These postcards will be on display at Pameran Poskad from 15 - 24 July at ION Art Gallery, ION Orchard, Singapore.

Postcard 1/10 Mending - Superficial  1
Price - SG$48   SOLD
On the surface everything looks great, but peel back the layers and you will find the journey of pain and healing. 
Textile waste
Naturally dyed with eucalyptus leaves

Postcard 2/10 Mending - Superficial 2 

Price - SG$48  SOLD
Sometimes mending just covers things up. Are we really finding a solution?
Textile waste, free motion embroidery
Naturally dyed with eucalyptus leaves.

Postcard 3/10 Mending - Painful Memories 1 
Price - SG$78
The world is full of anguish and despair. We desperately try to fix it but it creates one problem after another. In doing so, we create painful memories.
Textile waste, free motion embroidery, handstitching, 
Natural dyes with avocado, eucalyptus leaves

Postcard 4/10  Mending - Painful Memories 2
Price - SG$78
I took inspiration for this from the patches used to repair clothes or quilts. Sometimes the mending only covers the bad and isn't the solution, hence the warped stitching and patches in this piece.
Textile waste, free motion embroidery, handstitching.

Postcard 5/10 Mending the Mind
Price - SG$88
The mind is so complex that it is difficult to pin point a remedy to alleviate the emotional turmoil a person could be going through. It could run deeper than we think, and no quick fix will be able to pull the person through all the mind's layers and into the light. 
Textile waste, free motion embroidery, handstitching

Postcard 6/10 Mending Relationships
Price - SG$58   SOLD
The relationships between you and your friends changes over time. Sometimes it's good, but other times it just disintegrates. How do we reestablish these broken connections? May be it takes mending what's on the inside first before offering your friendship again. 
Textile waste, free motion embroidery, handstitching 
Natural dyes - eucalyptus leaves

Postcard 7/10  Mend Nature or Fix Ourselves

Price - SG$68

Nature has its own way of resetting itself, so we shouldn't be mending nature but rather changing the way we behave towards it. It could be consuming less or going vegan. Every action counts! 

Textile waste, free motion and hand embroidery, 

Natural dyes with eucalyptus bark and leaves

Botanical printing - rambutan leaf

Postcard 8/10 Mending - Blinded 

Price - SG$58
Are we blinded by our own experiences? Sometimes what we believe to be the solution is just something that restricts us from seeing the bigger picture. This is a reversible postcard.
Textile waste, 
Free motion embroidery
Natural dye with mango leaves

Postcard 9/10 Mending - Beauty in the Broken 1
Price - SG$58
Part of my slowing down journey involves embracing imperfections - I try to remind myself, don't sweat the small stuff! 
Textile waste
Naturally dyed - mango leaves and avocado
Free motion embroidery

Postcard 10/10 Mending - Beauty in the Broken 2
Price - SG$58
Embracing imperfections in life.
Textile waste
Naturally dyed mango leaf, avocado and tumeric
Free motion embroidery