Stitched tea bags/ old doily "tea lights" - Wilma Simmons More than a year ago, a decision was made. The annual exhibition of NCEATA ( Newcastle Creative Embroiderers and Textile Artists) 2015-2016 will have the theme "Mottainai". Mottainai in Japanese refers to more than just physical waste (resources). It is even used to refer to thought patterns that give rise to wasteful action. Grammatically, it can be used in Japanese as an exclamation ("mottainai!") or as an adjective phrase ("it feels mottainai"). There is no plural form. The collection of mottainai things could be called mottainai koto ( もったいない事 ? ). As an exclamation ("mottainai!") it means roughly "what a waste!" or "Don't waste." [2] A simple English equivalent is the saying "waste not, want not." A more elaborate meaning conveys a sense of value and worthiness and may be translated as "do not destroy (or lay waste to) that
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Very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAlso hoping you have stayed safe with all the wild weather around you.
Thanks Trish - Yes we are quite safe . Lots of rain and it was wild yesterday and today, but seems to be easing a little here. I think further south might have higher winds and seas as well as rain tomorrow.
DeleteI so love your tags..the background is gorgeous and the sketches are just awesome. Think my favouriye is the Atlantis tag, so different.
ReplyDeleteLove that you have played along with my theme Wilma...xx
Thank you Sandra . It was a great theme with so much scope, so I am glad you thought Atlantis fulfilled the brief. I love doing these backgrounds - different colour combinations create totally different moods.
DeleteLove these wonderful tags Wilma, thanks so much for joining us at Tag Tuesday! Have a great week, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteThank you Valerie - I hope to be a better contributor to Tag Tuesday - just need to get back into a routine.
DeleteThank you Valerie - I hope to be a better contributor to Tag Tuesday - just need to get back into a routine.
ReplyDeleteOn the are beautiful tags, fantastic artwork
ReplyDelete🌴 Jane 🌴