Recently I was gifted a book tittled Wabi Sabi for artists, poets & philosophers. Written by Leonard Koren and published by Imperfect Publishers. I wish to share some of the essence as a kind of field guide for any inspir- ing artist or art enthusiast: I hope for people viewing my work to have a shared part of the experience, a feedback loop. “The initial inspirations for Wabi Sabi’s metaphysical, spiritual and moral principles come from ideas about simplicity, naturalness, and acceptance of reality found in Taoism and Chinese Zen Buddhism. The wabi sabi state of mind and sense of materiality both derive from the atmosphere of desolation and melancholy and the expression of minimalism. Non-thinking repetition of mechanical forms allows one to concentrate simply on being without the distraction of having to make decisions, artistic or otherwise.”