Context Bears Scrutiny

Ruth has engaged in a 100 day project to carve out space daily for art and creation. Towards that end, she has been working on a counted cross stitch project, using embroidery floss to create the image.

Her project is to be a gift for one of the twins, currently at 30+ weeks in her niece Kelley’s belly. Ruth was working away, Day #8, and asked me to photograph her project.

I laughed while taking the picture, and she wanted to know about that.

“What so funny?”

“Oh, it’s just the Grateful Dead image as a baby present.”

“Grateful ..., what?”

I wordlessly reached over her shoulder, typed Grateful Dead into the Google search box, and clicked on images. Then I pointed.

 

Lively discussion ensued, wondering whether there was someone who used to make Grateful Dead merch, who is now trying to keep a revenue stream going.

My advice for Ruth is to remember that she still has to consider the gift for the other twin. I think she needs to be consistent.