From the Artist     

Meditation practices involving repetition of sung and/or spoken words are common in varied religions all over the world. It is a way to raise and elevate meaning and to empower a person’s spirit in times of darkness. It is also a way to commend something to be noticed by drawing repeated attention to it.

My act of writing the “Wordweavings” is not only a self-imposed task, it is also an act of worship and expression of faith in the “light at the end of the tunnel”.  I began writing these scrolls in the year 2000, when a profound yearning for stillness, slowness and a desire to stop time from running away inspired me to develop a routine of two daily 1-hour writing meditations: 10:00 am to 11:00 am and 1:00 am to 2:00 am. Since then, thirteen scrolls have been scripted and exhibited. Of course, extended periods of not-writing have also been part of this journey.

The work itself, in this exhibition at First Lutheran, is meant to inspire reflection, raise questions and instigate discussions around the meaning that transpires from the words. The words were layered, woven and knotted because it is my belief that no one thing ever stands alone and in that strength lies in union.