A Thousand Blessings XII textiles using an additional woodturning tool

using an additional woodturning tool to slowly carve away pieces

0 is a set of pots with a matt finish contrasted by iridescent X marks

buds emerge from the folds

part of the 'Digression' series

then carefully hand-stitched to create the collection's signature gem-inspired design

A Thousand Blessings XII textiles using an additional woodturning toolThe central protective eye in this etching is contained within a gilded chakra flower, surrounded by imagery derived from Kim's drawings of temple sites, overlaid with sacred geometry. These jewel like collages are developed intuitively by cutting up and combining elements from proof etchings to create new imagery. Kim thinks of them as sentinel guardian figures that watch over and protect you. They reference ancient and contemporary dialogues with