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| ©2010 Shannon M. Wilson Pointed pen with Sumi ink and watercolor pencil on Arches text. |
I've been reading a lot of John Muir lately... and Thoreau...and the poetry of mystics who find God in a raindrop. They know something about simplicity and the way wind breathes over you like a mantra when you stop running. Whenever I pick up my nibs to practice lettering, I always come back to these kinds of writers and thinkers. I have such a longing for the kind of peace they speak of -- peace that can be found in nature, in being truly present, or in the prayerful openness of meditation. I'm getting closer. Not only have I stopped running, but I'm dead in my tracks looking over my shoulder for a new path. A lot of things led me here, from overwhelming busyness to unspoken fears that this was all there was. But the biggest catalysts were two books, "Simple Abundance," and "Captivating" that kept finding their way to my bedside table for a third, fourth, fifth reading. Through language that both called and convicted, the authors have helped spark the wild soul and beauty seeker in me and I have a new lens through which I see everything -- things that are and things that could be.
5 comments:
Beautiful lettering and wonderful post Shannon! I also like this Muir quote:
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world."
I'm grateful Muir challenged Americans to think in a new ways. (I wonder if Muir sometimes struggled with worshipping creation rather than the Creator.)
I too like Simple Abundance, but I'll have to look up the other. Your calligraphy is great.
Shannon, thank you for your comment on my blog. Your own work is quite wonderful. I love your art pieces...beautiful colors and design, and fine lettering too. (Not to mention your words and voice!)
Simply superb calligraphy. Loved the para too.
I love reading Muir, too! And this piece is just absolutely wonderful! Well done, Shannon!
I apologize for not dropping by for a while. I've been a bit remiss in visiting my blogging friends. Obviously, this post has been up for a while. ;-)
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