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With the leftover paint from Tagore's "Fireflies"⁣ on the bedroom wall.. ⁣ Gouache and acrylic freely written on black Unryu-shi w gold threads ⁣ ⁣⁣ Hmm, there are lots more walls around here! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #art⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushmind⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushwork⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #contemplative⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #design⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dynamic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #interiordesign⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #MakeAMindfulMark⁣⁣⁣ #mindfulness⁣⁣⁣ #mindfulplay⁣⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-70RrhjG5u/?igshid=mheso5soar3x

From Tagore's "Fireflies"⁣ Gouache and acrylic freely written on our bedroom wall... I did a few drafts, and then just dove into it! :-)⁣ Of course the best writing is at the end! ⁣ Hmm, there are lots more walls around here! ⁣ ⁣ #art⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushmind⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #contemplative⁣⁣⁣⁣ #design⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dynamic⁣⁣⁣⁣ #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #interiordesign⁣⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #MakeAMindfulMark⁣⁣ #mindfulness⁣⁣ #mindfulplay⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-7zZUNDyMX/?igshid=fyrwzq8ocwqk

Brush written Roman Majuscules after Bennardino San Vito.⁣ I really love his R... ⁣ MS Douce 146 Bodleian Libraries ⁣ ⁣ I really think Bennie knew very well that the A and V were wacky. It's a brand :-)⁣ ⁣ #art⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushmind⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #contemplative⁣⁣⁣⁣ #design⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dynamic⁣⁣⁣⁣ #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #interiordesign⁣⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #MakeAMindfulMark⁣⁣ #mindfulness⁣⁣ #mindfulplay⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-uz3TJDJTx/?igshid=lyz656gmptnh

Finally got a few big letters on paper!⁣ ⁣ "What's important?"⁣ Resilience⁣ Gratitude⁣ Vigilance ⁣ ⁣ #art⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushmind⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #contemplative⁣⁣⁣⁣ #design⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dynamic⁣⁣⁣⁣ #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #interiordesign⁣⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #MakeAMindfulMark⁣⁣ #mindfulness⁣⁣ #mindfulplay⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8clBQ1jC8N/?igshid=c427io5fjx37

Last night's spontaneous watercolor alphabet painting..⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Mindful Play and Tools for Resilience retreat Oct 18-24 2020⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ http://frtd.eu/2020WildRice _⁣⁣ http://makeamindfulmark.com _⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ #art⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushmind⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushwork⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #contemplative⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #design⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dynamic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #interiordesign⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #MakeAMindfulMark⁣⁣⁣ #mindfulness⁣⁣⁣ #mindfulplay⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ ⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9mLfETD5AC/?igshid=n808rfmlngta

Snuck out to the "annex" (my studio in exile) this afternoon to pick up some books and got a little bit of ink on Dürer's wonderful majuscules....⁣ (thank you Nicolete Gray) ⁣ And then a short 'Zen foundational' with a passage from Kaz Tanahashi's Heart of the Brush.⁣ ⁣ I think of the foundation alphabet as a mindfulness practice. Western Shodo.⁣ ⁣ Is not about impressing anybody with Gothic filigree, florid flourishes or extravagant flicking or samurai swordplay... I see so much of that flick flick flick flick like calligraphers are swatting flies all over the page. ⁣ F LI C K! Stop it! ⁣ ⁣ My little exercise is not about perfection, although I have a "platonic image" of the letters in my mind. It's got to have a flow and authenticity... It's the record of a meaningfully moving hand and mind. ⁣ ⁣ Still, that platonic image is very important... Which is why so many flick flick flick to distract from that which is missing... ⁣ ⁣ #art⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushmind⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #contemplative⁣⁣⁣⁣ #design⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dynamic⁣⁣⁣⁣ #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #interiordesign⁣⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #MakeAMindfulMark⁣⁣ #mindfulness⁣⁣ #mindfulplay⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣i⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Lg3vEDL2u/?igshid=df7q5gueu1k8

Drafts for a project... ⁣ Water soluble block printing ink... ⁣ ⁣ #art⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushmind⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #contemplative⁣⁣⁣⁣ #design⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dynamic⁣⁣⁣⁣ #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #interiordesign⁣⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #MakeAMindfulMark⁣⁣ #mindfulness⁣⁣ #mindfulplay⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣ #romancapitals ⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vOyvKjSTx/?igshid=28f005v4tzes

Drafts (detail) for a project... ⁣ Image processing can show interesting details and subtle interactions... ⁣ ⁣ #art⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushmind⁣⁣⁣⁣ #brushwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphy⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #calligraphymasters⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #contemplative⁣⁣⁣⁣ #design⁣⁣⁣⁣ #dynamic⁣⁣⁣⁣ #emptiness_is_a_design_pattern⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handlettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #handwriting⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #interiordesign⁣⁣⁣⁣ #italic⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #lettering⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #MakeAMindfulMark⁣⁣ #mindfulness⁣⁣ #mindfulplay⁣⁣ #poet⁣⁣⁣⁣ #poetry⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodo⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shodoartwork⁣⁣⁣⁣ #shufa⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #wash⁣⁣⁣⁣ #zen⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書法⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ #書道⁣ (at Washburn, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vNtFyDCwI/?igshid=lclfuwo7sglo