I tweeted this image recently and Tom sent me a haiku. I thought it was so perfect for the image that I have incorporated it right onto the picture. So this was partly created with Zen Brush – original drawing – and partly with Gimp – the text and signature part.
Anyway, a wonderful and inspiring 2013 to all who drop by!
image (cc) 2013 Hilary Farmer
haiku (c) 2013 TJ Radcliffe
Time to post something new for the new year!
The start of a new year seems like the right time think about things – looking backward to look forward or something like that. I am happy that this blog has given me a forum to experiment and show my work and I definitely plan to continue over the coming year. I have a number of other creative projects underway and in the works (maybe too many!) Perhaps if there’s one thing to focus on this year, it’s having a better balance between all aspects of life – most of us could use some of that – I know I could!
Here’s a short poem about poetry – in particular, the poetry of a certain Tang Dynasty Chinese monk named Han Shan – as interpreted by the American poet, Peter Stambler… It seems about right for a cold winter day…enjoy!
The Uses of Poetry
To join happy men, collect Han Shan’s poems,
More sonorous, more savory than a morning’s sutras.
With bamboo shoots, pin them to your cracked walls.
Read them over in the evenings, keeping out the cold.
image (cc) 2011 Hilary Farmer
