4.2.12 Lily of the Valley

3.28.12 Ginkgo an "ecological paradox"

My love for ginkgo grows every day.

They are one of the very few living fossils dating

back to the jurassic time,

Ginkgo evolved in an era before flowering plants exist,

when ferns dominated earth.

Wikipedia calls them an "ecological paradox"...

what in the world could be more awesome than that!?

3.**.12 Sumi-e brush painting

This goes hand in hand with my calligraphy practice.

Just having fun with zen arts...

3.*.12 Japanese calligraphy

I have been busy, busy, learning the ancient art of japanese calligraphy.

I am really enjoying the meditative aspect of it.

2.***.12 Ginkgo puzzle

Picture taken before the last touches.

This piece now belongs to a very special lady. =)

2.**.12 Stone medley

2.12.12 White Garden

2.1.12 Shell Tree

Just like meditation under the Bodhi tree.

1.**.12 Leaf series

They are taking over...

1.25.12 Mezzanine Series

11.17.11 Single Leaf Left

More Autumn works

11.11.11 Autumn foliage color

In day trip to Mt Vernon we found beautiful landscapes,

breathtaking autumn colors and even a history lesson.

11.10.11 Wind and Tide

10.18.11 Reminiscence of last Autumn

I find myself thinking of autumn, i wonder why...

Every year i wait anxiously for this time of the year, i wait for the leaves in the

trees to change color and then i wait for them to fall.

And then every year i find myself being so impatient about it,

is like i can not wait for the magic to start!

This is one of my favorite shots from last year, it was tho taken in

early november.

9.19.11 Color splash

9.19.11 Colombian rose

Sometime early this year i got some Colombian roses at wholefoods, pretty small yellow roses. here is one of them

7.24.11 Trapped leaves and Valley lilies

Slowly but surely getting back to it

5.16.11 Ikebana Sogetsu

Today was our first class of Ikebana Sogetsu at the Smithsonian. I can not explain how exited and happy we both were. Our Sensei is the coolest and most awesome lady ever. She has been studying Ikebana for over 30 years and she has been to Japan several times with the official Ikebana school, or something. Any way, it was awesome, we learn all the basics and the we put it to practice. Here is my very first Ikebana arrangement. We got to take it home with all the other flowers and branches we didn't use. I'm so happy and exited i can not wait for next monday!

5.3.11 Full of surprises...

Just never know what's gonna be next...

4.17.11 They move like a dancing dream

Mobile land!! so, made a mobile using a couple of strong magnolia tree sticks, used invisible tread (truly invisible..) and finally pulled out some of

the thousand leaves i collected last autumn.

Also used some money tree thingys (don't really know

how to call them)

and this is the outcome. After making a mobile for my

Isabella i had this idea going around my head.

The pictures are awful, and i'm sorry. i had a really hard time

taking them. but i promise, it looks better in person.