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MEVLANA JALAL’UDDIN RUMI (1207-1273)
In the early morning hour,
just before dawn, lover and beloved wake
and take a drink of water.She asks, “Do you love me or yourself more?
Really, tell the absolute truth.”He says, “There’s nothing left of me.
I’m like a ruby held up to the sunrise.
Is it still a stone, or a world
made of redness? It has no resistance
to sunlight.”This is how Hallaj said, I am God,
and told the truth!The ruby and the sunrise are one.
Be courageous and discipline yourself.Completely become hearing and ear,
and wear this sun-ruby as an earring.Work. Keep digging your well.
Don’t think about getting off from work.
Water is there somewhere.Submit to a daily practice.
Your loyalty to that
is a ring on the door.Keep knocking, and the joy inside
will eventually open a window
and look out to see who’s there.Coleman Barks, The Essential Rumi (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1997),
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Berlin artist Walter Mason creates stunning pieces using nature. His art really reminds me of Andy Goldsworthy, who was one of the first artists I studied back in 2004 in Art GCSE lessons. I love the colour in the photographs, and the use of different elements.
Source: http://inhabitat.com/walter-mason-uses-natures-gifts-to-create-striking-land-art/
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Land art, by Walter Mason.
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“Nature can do without us, but we cannot do without it.”
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I’ve just dedicated a page on my portfolio explaining how his artwork has inspired me and this interview is divine. Wow!
“For me, land art is similar to surrealism insofar as that it can change how we look at the world by questioning what we usually take for granted.” -
twohundredandthirtyeight handmade dewdrops by Walter Mason.
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elm leaves stitched together with pine needles floating in the lee of an island on a calm sunday morning by Walter Mason.
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Walter Mason: Land Art
