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Full moon’s day and the day after 望与既望
I wrote two small articles over on Substack on the fun subject of oracle bones and bronze script characters. They were down pictures of people’s lives and surroundings three thousand years ago in the middle of China on the flood plains of the Yellow River. The After Look 既望 by Shijun’s Studio Stream or dinner…
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This morning
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Sixth Day of Chinese new year马六撞立春
Today marks the 6th day of the spring festival aka Chinese new year, and this year also coincide with the beginning of spring on the Chinese calendar. It is believed that the goddess Nuwa created horses on the 6th day of her creation of the world. Replica papercutting of 8 pair of horses (some say…
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Happy new year
Christmas @ Richard Booth’s A few days on the edges of Brecon Beacons, living the mountain air and some bookworm trail, recuperating and be still. Climbing the roundabout and screaming “happy new year!” in raging wind, sketching in soaking drizzle, good start has been set!
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Start of summer
Daises form a thick mass of sunny smiles under the silver lime, dandalions fly their dainty parachutes and sheperds purse grow tens of thousands of fresh green hearts. Roses white, roses pink, they perfume the whole garden path. Maple keys red, maple keys green, all over the park. I hammer dye with all of the…