This little square book was an exercise in micro-movements and the spirituality of imperfection. No editing of writing or drawings allowed - (except the ridiculously obvious!) - It's simple:
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I wrote 100 words a day for 100 days
I designed one Zen Square a day for 100 days
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Zen Squares are pen and ink drawings that I've been doing since 2004 that began in the form of what I call Calendar Art. I design one calendar square a day - and this one square a day becomes a montage of 365 unique designs at year end. This all morphed into what I now call Zen Squares. Basically, it's a manageable burst of creativity - daily.
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The 100 words were often stream of consciousness thoughts and feelings in a 100 word a day format, exactly 100 words - no more, no less. Some make sense, some don't. Some reflect a moment of serenity, anger, grief, joy, epiphany and just spilling out whatever poured. During this period my brother died suddenly - and that is reflected in the tone on some entries. After a while, I decided to shape each writing into my epiphany du jour and wrote as if for a friend. You, gentle reader.