Iara
November 1, 2026I was born on a Wednesday. A fine drizzle was falling—one of those that covers the city with an misunderstood melancholy, and the color of…
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Meraki
Texts written as intuitive essays, memories that were kept, songs that brought back emotions, and symbols stitched together with soul.
JEM77FP-2
September 17, 2026This text overflows with Meraki. I have many capitalist consumer desires. Some can be classified as futile and unnecessary, and I agree. Considering the direction…
To dispose; is the verb we forgot
September 14, 2026“Essa canção é por você – (This song is for you) Que já cansou de escutar – (Who is tired of listening) Esteve vivo sem…
Fairfarren
September 7, 2026“Fairfarren.” Some words seem to be born already expressing how much we miss someone. The expression became known in the film Alice in Wonderland (2010),…
Embryodead and Embroidery
August 28, 2026Sometimes, a text is born from a mistake. It’s been a while now, I was browsing through Spotify when I came across a song called…
Where is this blog heading?
August 15, 2026When this space was born, I simply called it a blog. Today I am no longer so sure that this word is enough. There is…
July 30: the day the world embroiders!
July 30, 2026July 30. Somewhere in São Tomé and Príncipe, someone starts a new embroidery. In a library in Canada, a group gathers to sew and chat.…
The conflict between academic identity and personal identity
July 17, 2026During my undergraduate studies, my professor Dr. Silvia used to start some classes with music. It wasn’t to analyze the melody or figure out who…
Meraki
June 30, 2026Anyone who has studied Library Science knows that classifying is never a simple task. And I had a classification problem that reminded me of my…
The rabbit, the moon, and the plane that fell from the sky
June 23, 2026Preamble: When this text was written, it worked with an expression that no longer reflects the direction that the Becoming Embroidery project has taken. However,…
Why Do I Embroider?
April 19, 2026People who embroider often have an answer ready, and the vast majority will say it was to occupy their time, but there is a portion…