write an essay with a theme 'art is my heart'
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Whether you call it luck, fate or serendipity, most often it’s the unexpected twists and turns of life which shape one’s destiny; the road less traveled suddenly becomes the main highway with the final destination known only to God and the soul.
When I signed up for a class in Navajo weaving, little did I realize either the path I was about to take or the ways in which Navajo weaving would transform me and my life. Until that time I viewed weaving as merely an art medium enabling the weaver to express beauty of design and color.
But once I placed that first strand of wool between the strings of the Navajo warp, it was as if some magical force took control and began to shape the patterns. The yarns of the loom became much more than just strings of fibers stacked on top of each other; they became connections of the heart between past and present, between cultures, and between man and the universe. It was no longer just a matter of weaving pattern and color—weaving became an expression of myself and my soul's yearnings.
Working on the Navajo loom put me in touch with just a small part of the wealth of spiritual knowledge known to Native Americans. Each part of the loom and the Navajo weaving process has taught me much about myself, humankind, and the universe. With its two wooden poles aimed skyward, planted firmly in the ground, and crossed by two strong horizontal beams lashed firmly at top and bottom, the Navajo vertical loom reaches toward the heavens. Isn’t this what man has done through the years as he has searched for knowledge? The strings, spun of sheep wool and placed around horizontal sticks, become the warp between which woolen colored yarns are woven in and out to make either traditional designs passed down from generation to generation or contemporary designs that link past and present.
How or why my fascination with Navajo weaving began is unknown to my conscious mind. Maybe it was a "natural" because of my work with cloth starting from the time when I sewed doll clothes at the age of six, or maybe it’s because weaving is an art form that has been with man for hundreds of years and it’s just part of the genes. Or maybe I just analyze too much and shouldn’t seek an answer why buy, but just accept the way it is. Regardless of the reason I feel this passion, Navajo weaving touches a place in my heart where today’s fast-paced technology has been unable to go. Could it be that Spider Woman, mythical teacher of weaving amongst the Navajos, entered my heart and soul.
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