Kamakura, Japan
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I REMEMBER A CLEAR MORNING
I remember a clear morning in the Ninth Month when it had been raining all night. Despite the bright sun, dew was still dripping from the chrysanthemums in the garden. On the bamboo fences and criss-cross hedges I saw tatters of spider webs; and where the threads were broken the raindrops hung on them like strings of white pearls. I was greatly moved and delighted. As it became sunnier, the dew gradually vanished from the clover and the other plants where it had lain so heavily; the branches began to stir, then suddenly sprang up of their own accord. Later I described to people how beautiful it all was. What most impressed me was, that they were not at all impressed. The Pillow Book Sei Shonagon 10th century |
Design entails inspiration from many sources.
Each photo was taken by me, on location, somewhere in the world.
Each photo holds inspiration. Copyright D.W.Gillis
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Ryoanji, Kyoto, c. 1450.
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Dwarf species iris in harmony with carex.
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Design is a well planned process…
The patterns at Hadrian's Villa are re-recycled.
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