In her hands, loose weave cotton between her palm and fingers, her mind elsewhere.

By Hannah Leighton-Boyce 2025

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Collage, woven paper.

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Compassionate attention (after Yvonne Rainer)

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Dipping her toe, feeling the coolness of your wet green reflection

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Down, through and back again

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