"The man pulling radishes
  Pointed the way
  With a radish."  ISSA

The quote above is from a poetry anthology by Steven Mitchell entitled "The Enlightened Heart".

The weaver points the way with a weaving.....
When I see something that moves me, the first thought I have is either "I want to weave that!" or "how could I weave that?"

Several years ago I was on a meditation retreat at a women's community in upstate New York. Each resident had a map of the world in her room, and each had the responsibility to focus her thoughts and feelings on a particular area of the world, as well as the world as a whole.

When i saw this map in the room of a friend who lived there, my first thought was "I want to weave that!"  So I did.  That was the beginning of my foray into map weaving. As I weave each map, I dwell on the highest and best for that region of the world I am weaving.

Here's a glimpse of those maps I've woven....