3x6 shifu

a folio

plus a stack of papers

contact printed with

wild grapes and sumac and goldenrod and rose

yesterday

in response to frustration

in retaliation to that feeling of being devalued and used.

today i saw over 20 wild

turkeys and deer.

everyone is moving,

it's autumn and there is unrest.

yep, that's how i've been feeling

if it's not my tooth,

one or the other,

it's work,

a huge challenge this year.

then,

friday i came home

to a package of my work,

returned from an invitational show.

part of the work is missing completely.

two pieces, shifu, one a very special piece.

hopefully they will come in another box.

in good shape.

but i have doubts because

another large paper piece was returned.

folded. folded.

12 kozo panels, long and narrow, hung together as a series...

they were hand delivered, neatly rolled in a wooden box.

now the panels are folded.

all weekend i have been in that place

you go when you have been

attacked somehow, when your work

is devalued.

i can't understand how this happened,

i hope the other two pieces

are returned.

i have my doubts.

~~~

another solace is this place

still no functioning kitchen

but getting closer

to habitation.

the west porch bridge, the south face,

and stucco foundation

at the new place.

some things are very good.