3x6 shifu
a folio
plus a stack of papers
contact printed with
wild grapes and sumac and goldenrod and rose
yesterday
in response to frustration
in retaliation to that feeling of being devalued and used.
today i saw over 20 wild
turkeys and deer.
everyone is moving,
it's autumn and there is unrest.
yep, that's how i've been feeling
if it's not my tooth,
one or the other,
it's work,
a huge challenge this year.
then,
friday i came home
to a package of my work,
returned from an invitational show.
part of the work is missing completely.
two pieces, shifu, one a very special piece.
hopefully they will come in another box.
in good shape.
but i have doubts because
another large paper piece was returned.
folded. folded.
12 kozo panels, long and narrow, hung together as a series...
they were hand delivered, neatly rolled in a wooden box.
now the panels are folded.
all weekend i have been in that place
you go when you have been
attacked somehow, when your work
is devalued.
i can't understand how this happened,
i hope the other two pieces
are returned.
i have my doubts.
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another solace is this place
still no functioning kitchen
but getting closer
to habitation.
the west porch bridge, the south face,
and stucco foundation
at the new place.
some things are very good.