Edges
But how long is deep?
soon will always become when–
stone wind and rain light.
The earth follows, listening–
root and seed walking on air.
Suzanne at “On the Road” asked us to think about the concept of Wabi Sabi. She quotes Andrew Juniper: ” Wabi-sabi is an intuitive appreciation of a transient beauty in the physical world that reflects the irreversible flow of life in the spiritual world.”, noting how important this idea is to writing haiku.
The art came from some work I was doing on wet rice paper that bled through; I had put it on a piece of watercolor paper to keep it from tearing. After it dried and I lifted it off, I found that the impression underneath made an interesting shape, and I added a bit more paint on top to intensify the color.
And then I went to see what the Oracle had to say about it all.
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Thanks for the reblog,Henrietta!
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You are welcome!
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Amazing poem response to the art and wabi sabi…(I like that quote ‘transient beauty…that reflects the irreversible flow…)
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Thanks Janice. Yes, a wonderful quote.
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the two work together so well, what the earth listenting looks like. how long is deep is, i think, not for us to understand.
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Thanks! And I do believe the earth is always listening.
I just ask the questions, I don’t answer them…
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Wabi sabi indeeeed!
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Thnks Jodi!
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This is mesmerizing. Gorgeous art and words.
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Thanks Lynn.
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Stunningly beautiful work – the colours are gorgeous and I love how they’ve bled together….
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Thanks Evelyn. I like the part that serendipity plays with these wet watercolors…sometimes the effects are a wonderful surprise.
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Thanks for the reblog!
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Serendipity in bleeding art and poetic revelation. “Soon will always become when.” Many fine moments in your poetry, Kerfe. ❤
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Thanks Olga. The Oracle is always full of good suggestions…
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So much beauty in this post (again!) – both the words and the art.
I love the explanation of Wabi Sabi – had never heard that before. Thank you!
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Thanks Betty. I really like that quote too. Suzanne has lots of inspiring information on her blog.
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Thanks for the lead. I just followed her, partly because it seems we both have the same debilitating health condition (CFS). Hoping to connect with her…
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Beautiful!
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Thanks!
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Reblogged this on Tayoulevy’s Weblog and commented:
Another fantastic combinaion
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The words and images work really well together. Somehow the overall impression is one of wabi sabi. I found it they really worked on my mood. You really succeeded in nailing this challenge. Thank you for linking to On the Road.
Your painting intrigues me. I like the process you have used.
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Thanks Suzanne. My process is mostly serendipity–take what happens and work with it. I rarely start somewhere and have it end up where I intended. But luckily, I like surprises.
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I like your description of your working method. I need to free up and be more like that with my painting 🙂
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I really see in this the other quote on Suzanne’s post, by Tadao Ando: “Through wabi-sabi, we learn to embrace liver spots, rust, and frayed edges, and the march of time they represent.” I’ve always loved the concept, but I think it is often too broadly interpreted outside Japan as simply “the beauty of imperfection”; you have definitely internalized the more complex spirit of the term (and so, clearly, has she)!
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Thanks Sunshine. Suzanne always has thoughtful and thought-provoking posts.
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