silencing the mind
emptying it of any intention
of any expectation
hand, arm and body
moving the brush
in harmony with the breath
eye gazing on the white of the paper
ahead of the stroke taking shape
putting the brush to rest
complete and perfect
marie
In the following 20-second video,my dear friend Ann Gruchy capturedthe unpredictable dance of a cedar bark brush:
“You don’t know what’s going to happen – it’s like flying.”
(Kazuaki Tanahashi, “Brush Mind”)
For more about how I came to explore with cedar bark brushes, see full text published on line in the Island Arts Magazine, issue #54
