9.28.2009



stages



As every flower fades and as all youth
Departs, so life at every stage,
So every virtue. so our grasp of truth,
Blooms in its day and may not last forever.
Since life may summon us at every age
Be ready , heart, for parting, new endeavor,
Be ready bravely and without remorse
to find new light that old ties cannot give.
In all beginnings dwells a magic force
For guarding us and helping us to live.

Serenely let us move to distant places
And let no sentiments of home detain us.
The Cosmic Spirit seeks not to restrain us
But lifts us stage by stage to wider spaces.
If we accept a home of our own making,
Familiar habit makes for indolence.
We must prepare for parting and leave-taking
Or else remain the slaves of permanence.


Even the hour of our death may send
Us speeding on to fresh and newer spaces,
And life may summon us to newer races.
So be it, heart: bid farewell without end.


- Hermann Hesse




9.23.2009


. inspired by different Georgias .

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St. George slaying the Dragon. 15th century cloisonne enamel on gold

(National Art Museum of Georgia)




1770s Georgian Rose Cut Diamond Ring
chairs

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Windsor Sackback Chair









rabbit chair

by


9.22.2009




Laszlo Moholy-Nagy

9.11.2009

now reading

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