tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434291.post7381432409380442316..comments2024-01-24T18:18:13.919+09:00Comments on PureLandMountain.com: Robert Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12299574758004022747noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434291.post-84181075077272425562013-02-15T01:01:22.347+09:002013-02-15T01:01:22.347+09:00So alike the ideas of purification and catholic pe...So alike the ideas of purification and catholic penances and equally mystifying to me.<br /><br />The level of artisanship, if that's a word, in Japan is just awe-inspiring. Perhaps it is a kind of prayer to become that much one with what you are making. to offer everything to the process and maybe purification of a kind that I can understand.vegetablejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449145190852647832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434291.post-10650254388549577162013-02-12T11:00:27.283+09:002013-02-12T11:00:27.283+09:00Yes, Tabor, the first two are manifest; the shadow...Yes, Tabor, the first two are manifest; the shadow too seems to be gaining strength...<br /> <br />Xibee, I get that same sense every time I look at the traditional carpentry here... It's a language of its own, a tacit philosophy... Inspiring every time.Robert Bradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299574758004022747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434291.post-85915931175988312542013-02-12T06:00:55.629+09:002013-02-12T06:00:55.629+09:00This reminds me so of the sculptor David Nash, wit...This reminds me so of the sculptor David Nash, with whom I spent two days as a student, helping him move, haul, and strip logs for one of his pieces. He said that everytime he was in Japan and selected helpers for making his pieces, the interpreters only got in the way. The Japanese woodsmen and he both spoke wood, and never misunderstood each other until the interpreter showed up. : )Xibeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16486514991716185063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434291.post-84773972755147244492013-02-11T23:39:07.067+09:002013-02-11T23:39:07.067+09:00So, do you think differently now? Do you feel a l...So, do you think differently now? Do you feel a little lighter? Do you still have a shadow?Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.com