December Flying Carpet 2019

In December

the Flying Carpet

hovered over

the dream of japan...

 

The dream 

of the floating prayers

 

 

The dream 

of the mysterious access

 

 

The dream 

of the twilight port
 

 

The dream 

of the captive bicycles

 

 

The dream 

of the technicolor mountain

 

 

The dream 

of the disappearing woman

 

 

The dream 

of the seeker of rust

 

 

The dream 

of the Uchiko confluence
 

 

The dream 

of the reflected garden

 

 

The dream 

of the myriad anchors

 

 

The dream 

of the Naoshima spiderweb

 

 

The dream 

of the primordial dawn 

 

 

The dream 

of the Ando geometry

 

 

The dream 

of the return home

 

 

November Flying Carpet 2019

In November
The Flying Carpet
honors the remarkable people
encountered in Japan

 

 

The Shirakawa Maiko of Kyoto

 

 

Andy Bender, Our Fearless Leader
demonstrating his train door maneuver
that saved the day
 

 

The Onomichi Taiko Drummers

 

 

The Caped Avenger in Onomichi
(Photo by Susan Dierker)
 

 

Chikuho Mimura-san
Kunisaki Bamboo Artist

 

 

Okazaki Papermaker 

 

 

Uchiko Candle Maker 

of the Mori family

 

 

Hisao Takechi-san
Uchiko Basket Artist 

 

 

Kiyo Yamada-san
Uchiko Silk Screen Artist 

and Designer
 

Kakuo Kaji-san
Tokushima indigo workshop 

leader at Buaiso

 

 

Furoshiki Dyers par excellence
at Buaiso
 

 

Victoria Bojangles
on the ferry 

between Beppu and Uno
 

 

The Flying Carpet
a shadow of her former self
on Naoshima
 

Special thanks to Nancy,
Steve and Andy
and to all the amazing artists
and the best travelers ever

October Flying Carpet 2019

Zack paints 

color paintings on paper
and
The Flying Carpet 

does loop-de-loops
of intoxication

 in  October Autumn

Special thanks to Zack 
for letting me send 
details of his paintings

September Flying Carpet 2019

In September
The Flying Carpet hovered over the question
of more and less

Sometimes “more is more”

At the unexpected
3D Kutz Barber Shop
in Estancia, NM

 

 

 

In the fabulous garments 

of Penny Mobley

 

 

In the astounding environment 

of Gypsy Pamela
 

 The Dead Room

 

 

The Doll Mobile

 

 

In the awe-inspiring garden
of Sialia, The Queen of Begonias
 

 

But then, sometimes
“Less is more,
more or less”
as Zack says
 

 One begonia blossom

 

 

One exquisite tomato

 

 

One egg
dancing with its shadow
 

 

One painting in an empty room
Zack's Mountain/Water (Shan Shui)
 

 

Special thanks to Maggie, Penny, Gypsy Pamela, Sialia, and Zack
and especially Greta for her courage.

August Flying Carpet 2019

In August, the Flying Carpet
hovered over
the Fanta Se Fantasy

a titillation of turquoise 

 a nostalgia of Navajo-ness

a jail of snails
(Racine's catch and release device)
 

a bathroom of weird

a barrage of blackberries

a web of rainbows

 a morning of glory

surely this has been
a cornucopia of corn