This scene greeted me this morning from the deck. Grainy wood speckled by nature’s hand in bright yellow leaves criss-crossed with shadows—a pattern-lovers dream. Bit of a metaphor for life these days, too. Working on a lot behind the sce
Day 3, mounting paintings. These are drying overnight on a wood board in the dining room. Learned so much by doing—glue paste viscosity, smoothing out bubbles, gently floating backing paper over Xuan, cutting them down and trimming, etc. Made a
Lotus season has passed, but I’m still working on them. Moving on to leaves and pumpkins and pine, soon. Launching an online web gallery in a month or so.
Weird sky formations last night.
Drooping sunflowers. “…the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born.” ~Sylvia Plath
Last night on Pawley’s Island, SC with extended family and friends. Been coming to this part of the low country since I was six years old. Every year is different, yet so very much the same. Grateful for traditions that bind generations and yea
Early morning on the porch: Pawley’s Island, SC.
Chilling on the lawn.
Sunday night calligraphy session. Practicing my name in Kao Shu (standard script) and Xing Shu (semi-cursive), plus a sheet of various kanji (Japanese symbols).

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