Sometimes i find a kindred spirit in the most unexpected places!
We came by a gallery exhibit in an open air studio in Chelsea last weekend! There were wooden sculptures that seemed to be shaped by the force of the breath within them. They were created by Thomas Beale, who was there to explain his technique. Capturing, forming and smoothing these forms is a “meditation” for him. It out that we had the same teacher, Ben Frank Moss, who taught Thomas drawing and painting at Dartmouth, and earlier taught me drawing when he was at the University of Iowa. On Long Island, there will be an opportunity to hear him speak about his work at a talk presented by the Long Island Craft Guild on Thursday evening at 7pm.
Your post about Beale brought to my mind the work of Martin Puryear.
Nice watercolor.
I have found many ways to meditate, creating art is my most fundamental. Balancing with my eyes closed is like locking on to a meditative rail. Running can also plug into the meditative universe.
Todd