Art as Compliment
Fallen branches, arranged to frame a path, guide us through the redwoods and Douglas firs that cover a majority of The Land. Rising and falling with the terrain, we pass trees that tower hundreds of feet over our heads. Since leaving the meadow, I have been at awe with the sight before my eyes, aware that, as she walks beside me, Margaret is watching my face, registering the surprise and delight that must show there. From the three-hundred-year-old oaks at the edge of the forest – one laced with colored yarn and twine that marry it to the giant granite boulder seeming to grow into its side, the other strung with fist-sized beads of colorful, fired clay placed by an artist friend – to small plaster masks nestled into the moss-covered shelf of a solid stone wall, there is evidence of her mission to keep her art, and that of her friends, from intruding on the natural beauty of the surroundings.
art as compliment
the sanctity of nature
humble reverence
Carpe Diem #1053 worship (Jane Reichhold’s Legacy)
As my first haibun, I’ve written about my introduction to The Land, The Cazadero Art and Nature Conservancy, by my dear friend, Margaret Fabrizio, in 2011. Since 1986, she has maintained her 40 acres of redwood forest and meadows above the Russian River as a site where art is in harmony with nature. At eighty-six, she continues to make the two hour drive from her home in San Francisco to tend to it, clearing fallen branches and cutting the grass of the meadow by hand with a scythe. She is as one with The Land, and she is a marvel.
Haibun ~ prose, often about a journey and in the first person
~ followed by a haiku or tanka
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Nice job.
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Thank you.
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Grace to the eye and to the spirit . . .
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Indeed.
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Nice job on your first haibun!
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Merci!
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Wonderful tribute to Margaret. Her journey and love of connecting her art with Mother Earth is a marvel of spiritual affinity with Nature. Beautiful post! ❤
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Thank you very much!
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Melting together beautifully…words and photos. I can see it and see it. (K)
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Thank you. It really is something to see.
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great job!
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Thanks!
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I find this very deeply moving. Your words speak of your beautiful soul. This is both breathtaking and inspiring.
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Thank you.
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Oh the beauty of nature you captured in your work.
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🙂
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Everything about this touched my heart with sweet love that translated to tears…good tears…the kind of emotional release that comes from a place of truth in your soul! Thank you! ☀
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Then you would like The Land. It does that to you.
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Your post tugged at my heart. What a lovely friend you have in Margaret! Your writing is sublime.
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Margaret is unique. Thank you for your kind compliment.
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Reblogged this on All in a Day's Breath and commented:
Love the idea of art in nature! Great use of the scenery to create such imaginative art. The beautiful lady is surely a forest sprite!
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Thank you for sharing, and yes, she certainly is!
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