Lisa Sonora Beam is my inspiration for this art journal post. The back ground was hastily put together to cover the "wooops" from last post, where the ink from the print transfered onto this page.
In finding a theme for my year, I wanted to rhyme, as Lisa did with her "Zen '10". Wrens are one of my favourite birds, so it suits well to name this year "Bush Wren '10". Don't know if you can see the description of a bush wren on the page, so here it is. Every word can be translated into how I'd like to spend this year. Really, this was just part of the process. I will be building a visual journal for the purpose of strategic planning.
Small and compact, bubbly and energetic like their songs. Hopping quickly thru tangles and low branches and in spring and summer frequently pausing to deliver cheerful trilling songs. Summer home in open forest, FOREST EDGES, backyards and barnyards. Winter more secretive, preferring brushy tangles, thickets and hedgerows.
In case you're wondering, what small and compact mean to me is that my projects are being honed, reduced in size and number but increasing in quality. My songs are the words I sing to the world as to what my goals and aspirations are. Hopping quickly thru tangles and low branches simply means that I must be fast and agile in my dealing with problems and challenges, and yet always remember to stop frequently to deliver cheerful trilling songs. In the summer, I must keep my attention on open forest, (I'm planting many many trees on our acreage this year), plus forest and forest edges are very important models for a permaculturalist, such as myself. Backyards and barnyards are my focus in permaculture and my own endeavours, as I plan and implement a permaculturally sound commercial raspberry patch. Winter months will find me more insular again, focusing on small groups in my art teaching and sharing; tangles, thickets and hedgerows keep bad weather out, and create a microclimate of warmth and abundant food.
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