Akemashite, omedetou…in other words, Happy New Year. I like the literal translation, though…”as it opens”…visualizing doors quietly sliding open to reveal the new.
It isn’t an original idea and I certainly have said it before. We never know what lies ahead, but we do anticipate, plan and look forward to, and I certainly do.
Today, though, in browsing through older photos, I found this memory from my days of collaborating with the art teacher at the high school where I was teaching Japanese.
engagement with the process, color and magic of the results
The kids were completely immersed in all of it and later would wrap themselves in their pieces. We had a grand time with this – all of us!
This past year, I kept a quote nearby where I could see it everyday:
It is so evident that when art is present, things are better—even in the toughest circumstances. — Theaster Gates
My responsibility (because there were no clotheslines at school) was to dry the pieces on my lines at home – delicious experience!
I will simply leave this with you and wish all of my readers the very best in this coming year.
January 1, 2017 at 7:52 pm |
omedetou Susan!
January 2, 2017 at 1:21 pm |
Thank you! And omedetou to you too!