December Flying Carpet 2014

In December the Flying Carpet 

loves to be the still point 

in the midst of holiday madness...

"In an age of speed,

I begin to think,

nothing could be more invigorating

than going slow.

In an age of distraction,

nothing could feel more luxurious

than paying attention.

And in an age of constant movement,

nothing is more urgent

than sitting still."

-Pico Iyer in The Art of Stillness

A wise man once sent me this quote 

and it keeps returning to me again and again:

Don’t even listen;

simply wait, be quiet,

still and solitary.

The world will offer itself to be unmasked.

It has no choice;

it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

-Kafka

November Flying Carpet 2014

In November the Flying Carpet 
did loop-de-loops over Japan

Imperfection/ Perfection

 flow through eyes and heart

that moment! that moment!

   obscured/ revealed

                                               

reflection echoes

color chords

dissolution

same same only different

exquisite jumble

patterns that breathe

envisioning snow

yin/ yang pagoda boogie

Special Thanks:

Steve who started it all 
and lets it miraculously continue

Both Steve and Nancy 

who popped each moment in the oven 

and baked them all to perfection

 Andy: Volga Boatman, Lion Dancer, Unflappable Dumpling

Ritsuko and Sas, The Arashiyama Sisters

The Three Little Maids

The Haikuettes and Intrepid Adventurers

who came out to play

October Flying Carpet 2014

In October the Flying Carpet 
was dazzled by color...

 At the Denver Botanical Gardens 
Chihuly Exhibit

Electric Flame Blue jazzing 

against Roaring Vermillion

Not-Your-Grandma's 
Lavender shimmering

against Autumnal Grasses Mauve

Violent Violet squiggling

against Fathomless Grey

and 

Enflorescent Pacman Yellow

Tiger Tantrum prowling

against Black Eyed Midnight

Tuxedo Junction  marching

against Sumac Surrender

Special Thanks to Pamela

for an incandescent day

September Flying Carpet 2014

Goodbye Fanta Se Summer

Goodbye Fiesta
and it's fairy tale queen

and its occasionally Skanky Lowriders

and Lisa Law's  
"Make Love Not War" truck Silver

and the Pet Parade's
Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy

Goodbye Farmer's Market
Tomato Extravaganza

and the aphrodisiac smell 
of roasting green chili

Goodbye exquisite garden mornings

 and Hello Autumn!!!!

August Flying Carpet 2014

In full regalia at Indian Market,

The Flying Carpet 

fell in love with the Best of Show Navajo Rug by Lola Cody,

(a tall 13 foot gorgeously woven stunner)

reveled in the delight of old friendships

with Richard Zane Smith and his wife Carol

ogled the Bedecked Shoppers in their Marathon Exploits

 (wished it could purchase Marcus Amerman's beaded postcard!)

envied The Coolness Factor

of The Dudes and The Clowns

 

 tried to fathom the depths

of layers of meaning

admired the Dentalium Shell Beauties

and wondered about the stories

the Old Timers could tell

Alas, the Navajo Rug has gone home with another...

The jingle beads and rattles are silenced...

the pickups have roared off into the sunset...

and The Flying Carpet is left with only Technicolor memories

July Flying Carpet 2014

When the Flying Carpet was but a few short threads, 

the dream of being an artist loomed large in the imagination.

How many of you Carpeteers out there 

tried to emulate those “Can You Draw This?”profiles 

or loved a new box of 48 Crayolas so much 

you almost couldn’t bear to use them?

Now that I am a fully woven 

(although at present somewhat threadbare) 

carpet with years of experience, 

I submit to you my recent masterpieces for your consideration:
Paint By Numbers Santa Fe Folk Art Market Smiles 2014 # 1-7

I hope they paint a smile on your face.

In memory of John Gnagy

"You Are An Artist"

June Flying Carpet 2014

In June the Flying Carpet

was still picturing the wonders of Mexico City and Oaxaca.

Footless and fancy-free

how the Flying Carpet wished

it could:

wind up the spiral staircase 

of the Carrillo Gill home

 in the process of disintegration

slide down the curving bannister 

of Freda's home and Diego's home

separated by the famous bridge

pour like molten lava

down this extravagant staircase

in Mexico City

ascend like an angel

at the

Casa de Los Azulejos

 "Shop till you drop"

at the top of this heavenly staircase 

in Oaxaca

immerse in a sea of color

at the

Centro de las Artes de San Agustin

The genius of design in Mexico...

transcendent...