D.C. Japan

our wonder-full

Tiny Woolfe Nadine

offered us the Drawing Challenge: Japan

I was all over the place with thoughts

first the carving above

wanting to create my own style of woodblock; not a woodblock but a rubber stamp 

Then i hit the road for a four day wander about in Monana's Glacier National Park

one of the gorgeous places on earth that is full of the wild

I found a wee creek still abundant with flowers

in these late summer days

I was completely delighted

as though i entered a magical realm

and it reminded me of a Japanese garden

pristine and alive

i found rock walls

with geometrical holes in them

and

tiny caves

created through time and by critters



this reminded me of wabi-sabi, which there are many meanings for.

in the simple beauty of these rocks i will share this one:


Wabi now connotes rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs.
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Thank you for being our host Nadine!
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