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I wandered through roses and around a sturdy enclosure planted thick with crucifers and root vegetables. Rounding a corner past the fence, I found myself in a little wood; there were various lanterns of a vaguely Oriental design scattered under the low-hanging branches of small exotic pines and flowering shrubs as well as a slat-backed bench, set there, I suppose, to encourage meditation.
I took advantage of the bench and sat, trying to look past the lanterns and the stones arranged around them; they were so patently an artifice interfering with the simplicity of the wood. A catbird flicked in and out of the shrubbery; cabbage butterflies and the occasional dragonfly flitted among the blossomed branches. I could not hear any voices. I was content.
A squirrel startled me as it leapt from underneath one of the pines, and as it skittered off I noticed it had been hiding among the remains of a tree no longer in residence; only a small semi-hollow stump remained, surrounded by flashings of bark left behind after its felling. Somehow I felt there might be a message there for me.
I knelt in the earth, studying the arrangement of the tree's remains, forcing all thoughts of anything but what I saw before me from my mind. I closed my eyes; the vision of the bark surrounded by starlike flowers imprinted in memory. As if caught in a kaleidoscope the shapes shifted, each turn a new version of what was left after the culling of that tiny corner of the universe. And what I saw was beautiful, and that was the message: what remains after devastation can yet be cherished. ~ excerpt from Revelation in a Faux Japanese Garden, copyright 2015 RC deWinter
RC DeWinter, Fairfield, CT Member Since December 2008 Artist StatementHello and welcome to my portfolio on Imagekind. Here's a bit about me:
RC deWinter is a Connecticut writer/digital artist whose artwork has been published in many print and online journals, including, among others, The American Muse, Fine Art Photography, Poetry Nook, 2River View, Pink Panther, Official Feature Online Entertainment Magazine, Garden Tripod and also used as set décor on ABC-TV’s “Desperate Housewives." In 2013 Ms. deWinter she was one of six finalists for a Shorty Award, the national social media awards, in art. Ms. deWinter is honored to be the first digital artist invited to exhibit at the Arts of Tolland Gallery in Connecticut. Her 4-week solo exhibition was an unqualified success. Her poetry publication credits include The New York Times, Uno: A Poetry Anthology, 2River View, Another Sun, Pink Panther Magazine, Pilcrow & Dagger, Plum Ruby Review, Poetry Life and Times and numerous other print/online publications. If you enjoy my work, please spread the word, and thank you for stopping by.
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