Comments on: Wabi Sabi

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 23:43:53 +0000

I have a friend and co-worker who bought a house that was formerly owned by a Japanese family. The entire backyard is a Zen garden. It is the most peaceful place to gaze upon. At first, Robin and her husband rented the house. Later on they bought it. Luckily, there is a nice picture window in her living room that looks out on the garden. I told her that whatever she does, don’t get rid of that marvelous garden!! She agreed. It’s just an ordinary ranch house in New Carollton, MD with an extraordinary garden in the backyard. Robin is not Asian. She’s African-American. Talk about multi-cultural!!

By: Cathleen

Cathleen — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:37:09 +0000

I just came across the term wabi in the book Elegance of the Hedgehog. It was used to describe a character’s feeling when she realized that the book she held, which had a rough leather cover, protected her favorite book, Anna Karenina. I am enjoying this book immensely, although I suspect I’m not understanding it entirely.

By: March

March — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:14:08 +0000

I totally agree about imperfection adding character and beauty. According to a lot of articles about facial beauty, symmetry is supposed to be key. And there are these complicated calculations for other distances. But if you look at some of the most beautiful faces in magazines, in photos, they’re quirky.

By: March

March — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:12:16 +0000

My husband belongs to the Textile Museum. Isn’t it somewhere else off the mall? Or am I thinking of the building museum?

By: Lavanya

Lavanya — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:20:44 +0000

I meant to type *smiley icon* followed by *closing bracket* and not )