The cycle has been broken, and the storms have passed on their way. The return of the sun, and the air is shining. Everything is shining.
Tuesday 18 Jan — The first day back in the studio. My intention to draw one or two calligraphies a day, hang them on the wall and let them charge the space with their energy. Hi bi Arata — Every Day New — the ones I love to start the year with. Lack of practice, and lack of energy resulted in rather shallow and weak calligraphies — it was difficult to manage the brush, to move it over the paper. It’s not the easiest of brushes to work with. There is little give/yield, but it is very strong and dynamic. If you have the strength — or know how to let go enough — it will flow. I didn’t have either, but I showed up! I made two and that was the work in the studio for the day.
In the afternoon, tea in the sun outside Gordon Onslow Ford’s house with Fariba, Sina and Nancy.
A bright day.