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Ground of my Beseeching

A nest of compassion, a nurturing, safe space. The nest is composed of prayers for people suffering during crisis and injustice in the world, made with copper wire from power cables and communication cables. The world egg contains soil from which dandelion seed heads grow – hope, transformation perhaps? The egg is made using clay from my local beach. The title is from the writing of the mystic, Julian of Norwich
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