Melons Covered in Willow Leaves
London, UK. October 2024

Text by María Fernanda Camarena and Gabriel Rosas Alemán

Yesterday I walked in the rain and enjoyed the solitude.
There was no emptiness...

I don’t know how to explain it, but I felt that this walk made me feel the
future; it felt good.

In the middle of the water is the thunder
(knowing how to adapt to someone else’s space).
How did this spiral arise? I imagine the waves are generated like when
you throw a rock into the water.
How deep is that body of water?
How far will those waves reach?
What contains them?
Or do they just keep, keep, keep expanding, like us?

First I dreamed that I was ironing something, maybe a white blouse, with
an iron with a very long cord. Then I ironed the cord, which was also
wrinkled, and rolled it up again. I still lack the confidence to shape what
I keep.

The waves surround us, they shelter us in this tent that we imagine as our
own. A little house. We share it, and it travels with us everywhere.

We think of it as a building: it has windows, an entrance, and even a rose
window. We cross time through a window and keep spiraling.

Making space for you and others.

We were on the beach; I was living through my Saturn return. Everything
was uncertain, confusing. Being with you was not. I asked the I Ching
how we should proceed (together). Its answer was line 5 of hexagram 44:
Melons covered in willow leaves. A hidden gift. Jade talisman in the mouth,
there is good luck. The thing comes like it tumbles down from heaven:
magic.

The moon we always let affect us.
The moon that stirs everything at nightfall.

We imagine that time is not linear. That we orbit the same places like the
transit of celestial bodies. We imagine that we fold time and unite two
different moments.

Creating together (beautiful forms).

We are embraced by what we do together. What we know facilitates our
transit in the world. Now we walk together through places where we used
to walk alone.

To be and to do. These words as a spell to start.
How can I access the water from the well and use it?
How do I make the energy that gets stuck in my throat flow?
This transformation is important, profound. Doing on my own terms.
Making myself bigger. Daring to show (myself). Learning by doing!
Everything makes sense to me by sharing it.

I am seeing my reality differently; something was uncovered.
That it’s not yours, it’s not mine, it’s ours.

A space with many nooks and crannies.

A rope appears. Guts. Everything I feel is exposed.

Opening the doors. -hello, how are you, welcome.
We are here for whatever you need-

Line, thread, fabric, weft and warp, above and below.

The greatest desire is to connect honestly with another, another who
arrives by surprise. Another who extends the portal, where we continue
creating.