July 3
I write to you at dusk, from under the maple.
Now all is blue but before it was hot.
July days remind me of the summer dichotomy - warm and cool, hot and unbearable.
I’ve been thinking about liminal spaces, in-betweens.
With the heat of the summer, I find myself headed to harvest at Tiny Meadow at dawn or dusk whenever possible to escape the brutal heat of a high summer mid-day.
Both dawn and dusk are liminal spaces—a shift between dark and light. I find myself attuned to how the light shows itself during this time, and all feels alive.
Mostly because I feel like I’ve been in an in-between space myself as I navigate my own journey—of turning 30, of finding who I am apart from my kin or the names or titles I’ve been given, and leaning into the unfolding of it all.
I’ve been feeling shifts within me as I cultivate a deeper kinship with the natural world. As I grow in devotion to cut flowers and farming, I feel this kinship has softened the subtle ways my body tightens in resistance to change.
Our installation “In Betweens” is a threshold made with natural materials grown or foraged at Tiny Meadow. It honors the softening of shifts between realities and the magic that comes from accepting and finding pleasure in liminal spaces.
If you’re local to Asheville, you can see this installation just today until 7 pm at Revolve Gallery.
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Also, if you come out today, you can grab a free copy of my zine, Grow Your Own Cutting Garden.
May you become aware of the subtle tensions your body holds against change, and gently embrace the process of unfolding.
More updates on Tiny Meadow coming soon.
—Rowen