Planning a new art project
An Orchid
Since we live in rural and quiet places both here in the Colorado's Rockies and in New Zealand, it seems like we are constantly in need of a "City Fix".
While in NZ, we drive to Auckland almost every ten days and spend our time taking in the street scenes, the people, their diversity and energy. We also get our fill of great food, bookstores, cafes, a movie, a play or a swim in the the "Tepid baths".
While we cooled off to the idea of buying and keeping another place empty while we enjoy it only intermediately, we did come up with a brilliant idea.
We will spend a month (during the USA summer), every year in a different city of our choice.
Every major city offers furnished apartments for rent on a short term basis.
We decided to start with a month in Tokyo or Kyoto next July.
We chose Japan because we love the aesthetics of the culture.
One example that come to minds is the "Tokonoma" which exist in most Japanese homes.
"Tokonoma" is an alcove that is the aesthetic focal point of a room.
This is the place in which a hand painted scroll will hang and fresh cut flowers will be displayed.
It is also a place to use as a stage to show the changing seasons in order to bring into the house a small bit of the glorious changing nature.
This leads me to my next art project that I am planning to do.
I plan to paint close ups of exotic orchids and display them as scrolls hanging trimmed with beautiful silk Chinese fabric.
It will have the understatement and balance that is so valued in the Japanese culture mixed with the "whoa" factor of the somewhat erotic and sensual orchids.
