Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Zen Pathways

I love how random things just come together. Pathways have been on my mind a lot lately. The path I chose to live has taken me to many unexpected twists and turns, but I continue to take each step towards what I want in life.


As I wandered the local library one day, I picked up a random book about Japanese gardens. Flipping through the pages, I fell in love with the gardens in the book. But what really took my breath away were the pathways through the gardens.


Taking the book home with me (and grabbing a couple of other random Japanese garden books), I absorbed as much as I could and then took the books back. They still stuck with me. The images and my thoughts/feelings about the paths I had chosen had to put down on paper.

I ended up making a series of four pathways and fell in love with each one. They surprisingly left me feeling complete at peace.

3 comments:

pauline said...

these are beautiful... it's funny, even before reading your words, my first thought when i saw these lovely pathways was Japanese gardens. :-) So i can see why they make you feel at peace. xox

pauline said...

Verna, i LOVE these pathways. Before I even read your words, i almost knew they were inspired by Japanese gardens. Love the colors you chose and those wonderful patterns. xox

Vee said...

Thank you so much, Pauline!