Openings Connecting: my complements

Saturday, April 24, 2010

my complements

THE TEMPLE BELL STOPS
BUT THE SOUND KEEPS COMING
OUT OF THE FLOWERS
koan: matsuo basho

there's not much to say,
but there is something about pink with green
coming off as opposites on the big wheel...
a long walk with a good friend, two cameras,
few words, abundant beauty shared
in gratitude

14 comments:

Renee HowellApril 24, 2010 at 5:10 PM
two, two, two, two.

Love how spring green glows with life this time of year. Beautiful pairings. Smiling for you and your walk. Thanks for sharing!!!!! I'm hoping to get up to Caterina's - she said she'd take me hiking! With cameras. :-)
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S. EtoleApril 24, 2010 at 7:29 PM
most times few words are needed for such beauty ...
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ELKApril 24, 2010 at 8:25 PM
oh it sounds as lovely as it looks.!!
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SethApril 24, 2010 at 8:40 PM
Gorgeous shots!!!
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layersApril 24, 2010 at 9:35 PM
I love this simple koan- the colors of nature - pink and green- so lovely as are your words. and thank you for the beautiful comment you left on my blog post-- I have made a file folder with your name on it to put all your wonderful little gems.
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Ian FosterApril 25, 2010 at 12:09 AM
Lovely photographs, a real evocation of spring. Thanks.
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sukipoetApril 25, 2010 at 3:48 AM
sounds lovely and peaceful
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Caterina GiglioApril 25, 2010 at 8:11 AM
your koan is beautifully matched, and sends such a message of peace! lovely...
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Blue Sky DreamingApril 25, 2010 at 8:50 AM
I can just imagine the calm quiet sounds of footsteps...beautiful!
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LauraApril 25, 2010 at 2:20 PM
:)
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Lucky Dip LisaApril 26, 2010 at 2:10 AM
You summed up so much in just a few words! Half of the joy of photography for me is the bliss found in being there...I really like the photo looking down into they young trees:)
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ShaynaApril 26, 2010 at 6:26 PM
Neva ~ thank you for sharing your gift of a day!
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ShaylaApril 27, 2010 at 4:33 AM
Neva- your photos made my heart beat faster. Love them!
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UnknownMay 18, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Wonderful shots! Those photos have already earned a space in my heart. So lovely!
-House movers Melbourne
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FOUR DIRECTIONS/FOUR VISIONS: Two Graces: First showing for me, JUNE 3, 2011

With no directions home, I found Taos in the late 60s. It felt like home immediately. It still does. I know this sentiment is familiar to countless others.

The mountain stopped me in my tracks, and I stayed for several years. Since that time, I circle back annually.

To me, that circle is symbolic of this body of work at Two Graces. This is a time in my life when I've been fortunate enough to experiment with art making. Not surprisingly, I found myself drawn back to the images in the Ektachrome slides that I'd taken in the early 80s of Chaco Canyon, the San Francisco de Asis Church, dusty roads, and the ever changing skies of Northern New Mexico. The spirit of this adobed land lingers in my core and manifests itself within these works.

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