EXPRESSING CREATIVITY: clay, fiber, metal, ink, etc.

[Kokuu]

Beautiful cushions. Again nothin if not beautiful. I couldn’t do it. Stitchery, bead work, embroidery all lovely.

I think it is hard with your physical limitations, Tai Shi. It is good you can express yourself through words instead!

Kokuu, the more Rakusu sewing I do, the more intrigued I am by Sashiko. I may take a "stab" (bad pun intended) at that in the new year when we're on the other side of Ango/Jukai.

Ha! I find it to be incredibly similar to rakusu sewing and there are plenty of pattern resources on the internet. Sewing the rakusu is lovely but you can only wear one and sashiko is a similar practice of meditative sewing for me.


Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

[Cooperix]

Firstly, Tai Shi,
Thank you for providing a bouquet of chrysanthemums for our virtual table in our virtual gallery! Lovely.

And Kokuu! Just wonderful - those pillows. I especially love the gray one with the geometric stitching. Thanks for sharing! The regularity of your stitches is astounding.

And Kotei, I enjoyed your comments on the bowls being reminiscent of enjoying a cup of tea.

Bows
Anne

~lahst~

[Tai Shi]

For Cooperx, Kokuu, and Rob thank you . Marjorie loves to do such things. Once put in an entire kitchen floor in a week. I bought her a skill saw to do the job. As I said, I can’t sew. You all have talents. Probably we all have gifts we’ve worked for. I used to pick up my end of the cooking more. I still make a few receipts. Life is what you make it. We have doctors, lawyers, teachers, nurses, and many professionals. I was a teacher for 22 years, and I’m disabled. Then house husband.
Gassho
sat / lah
Tai Shi



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[Cooperix]

CELEBRATING CREATIVITY OF THE ANCIENT ONES

Creativity is inherent in homo sapiens.

My father's favorite hobby was hunting ancient man stone tools in the vast and open flatland of south Texas. He had an enormous collection of stone tools that we donated to the anthropology department the University of Texas, Austin after his death. He had worked with the archaeologists there over the years. I saved out these samples from his collection as he had taken the time to build frames to display them. The precision and skill required to make these tools is apparent. Not only are they beautifully constructed they are in themselves graceful and aesthetically pleasing objects. The artists made them for utilitarian purposes and obviously took pride in their craftsmanship.

The corner tang knife was my father's most prized find and he cherished it. It is somewhere between 4000 and 1700 years old. More information about it here https://hcarcheology.org/wp-content/...ace-4.6.18.pdf

The other image is of a collection of dart and/or spear points he found in one location in one day! I love looking at these ancient beautiful objects. Somehow connects me with all artisans through time.

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Bowing to all creatives past and present!
Anne

~lahst~

[Meitou]

Tai Shi, Kokuu and Anne, such fabulous contributions, as beautiful as they are diverse. In such times as we live in, it's comforting to find ourselves united by diversity instead of witnessing polemics and polarisation.
Such gratitude
Meitou
Sattoday lah
Edit : psst Rob, your rakusu is indeed a profound creative process, feel free to post about it here.

[Tai Shi]

Meitou, Rob thank you both for uniting us all in your creativity and cultivating belief where there is no belief.
Gassho
sat/ lah
Tai Shi


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[Meitou]

I have wanted this book for years, but couldn't quite justify to myself the price. But this week I thought 'If not now, when?!' I am happy to confirm that it was worth the wanting and every penny it cost. Expect to see some humble efforts soon!

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Gassho
Meitou
sattoday lah

[Tai Shi]

Calligraphy is a beautiful art, as part of my daughter’s Asian Translation MFA she studied Calligraphy.
Gassho
sat
Tai Shi


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[Meitou]

Calligraphy is a beautiful art, as part of my daughter’s Asian Translation MFA she studied Calligraphy.
Gassho
sat
Tai Shi


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How wonderful Tai Shi, I'm looking forward to learning and practising.
Gassho
Meitou
sattoday lah

[Kotei]

Please, as Kokuu requested do keep us updated on this amazing project.

Hello,
the outside of the hull is finally shaped. A fascinating work, triggering many different senses.
Planing and sanding produces not only dust (of corse wearing a dust-mask), but also the wonderful scent of the cedar wood.
Again and again taking a step back and eyeballing the overall shape. Planing the details, you need to run your hands some hundred times along the surface to detect fine unevennesses.
The stems (fore and aft) are already fitted and the fibreglass and resin work on the outside is just done.
It will be sanded smooth in a week, when the resin is fully cured.
After that, I'll take it from the form and work on the inside. Varnishing will happen after everything else is done.
There are still a lot elements missing, but I'll work on the seats/decks and stuff during the curing of the resin.
The carrying yoke and stabiliser are roughly formed, too (on one of the pics).

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Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

[Meitou]

Hello,
the outside of the hull is finally shaped. A fascinating work, triggering many different senses.
Planing and sanding produces not only dust (of corse wearing a dust-mask), but also the wonderful scent of the cedar wood.
Again and again taking a step back and eyeballing the overall shape. Planing the details, you need to run your hands some hundred times along the surface to detect fine unevennesses.
The stems (fore and aft) are already fitted and the fibreglass and resin work on the outside is just done.
It will be sanded smooth in a week, when the resin is fully cured.
After that, I'll take it from the form and work on the inside. Varnishing will happen after everything else is done.
There are still a lot elements missing, but I'll work on the seats/decks and stuff during the curing of the resin.
The carrying yoke and stabiliser are roughly formed, too (on one of the pics).

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Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

It's such a thing of beauty Kotei, everything you turn your hand to is endowed with a wonderful sense of the aesthetic.
Gassho
Meitou
sat lah

[Bion]

Hello,
the outside of the hull is finally shaped. A fascinating work, triggering many different senses.
Planing and sanding produces not only dust (of corse wearing a dust-mask), but also the wonderful scent of the cedar wood.
Again and again taking a step back and eyeballing the overall shape. Planing the details, you need to run your hands some hundred times along the surface to detect fine unevennesses.
The stems (fore and aft) are already fitted and the fibreglass and resin work on the outside is just done.
It will be sanded smooth in a week, when the resin is fully cured.
After that, I'll take it from the form and work on the inside. Varnishing will happen after everything else is done.
There are still a lot elements missing, but I'll work on the seats/decks and stuff during the curing of the resin.
The carrying yoke and stabiliser are roughly formed, too (on one of the pics).

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Gassho,
Kotei sat/lah today.

That is GORGEOUS... I promise I can smell the wood from here! [emoji1]

[emoji1374] SatToday lah

[Cooperix]

Kotei,
Really, words are inadequate! That boat has such a presence of grace and beauty - it is just spectacular. I can sense the patience required, the slow meditative work, the complete sensory experience involved. Cedar! Such a beautiful fragrant and visually warm and soft feeling wood. Thank you and do let us enjoy the boat as it evolves. Amazing.

And Meitou, I look forward to seeing the results of your study of calligraphy. You already have a beautiful hand with ink. Cannot wait to see!

Bows
Anne

~lahst~

[Kokuu]

That is absolutely amazing, Kotei! What a fantastic piece of work.

It really is a thing of beauty.

Gassho
Kokuu
-sattoday-

[Kotei]