Impatience
In relation to my previous post about beauty in imperfection, I would like to explore further the Japanese notion of wabi-sabi. Pondering what this means to me has quite astonishingly made me aware of the unconscious common thread that binds all the objects and experiences that impassions me, which I now realize embodies this very concept:
1. Hand stucco-ed Old World lime plaster walls
2. Hand-wrought iron window frames
3. Natural patina on hand-hammered metal jewelry
4. My beautiful cast iron wok
5. My favorite faded Rolling Stones T-shirt
6. My beaten-up leather handbag
7. Romantic, light-filled, and grainy imperfect quality of certain film photographs
8. A beautifully un-made bed
9. Magazines on the living-room floor
10. Vintage furniture
11. Hand-made paper
12. Hand-woven tapestry art
13. Ink and pen or pencil architectural drawings
14. Artisan furniture and pottery
15. My Donabe from Iga Province
16. My dearest husband’s unshaven face
17. Organic fruit and vegetables
18. Everyone’s intimate spaces
19. Hand-woven cloth
20. Second-hand books