Yesterday afternoon, Ted Treat our new leasing Assistant inspired us to do our inner Picasso by teaching us the basics of watercolor painting ( see Brochure above). I had a grand time and it is an hour not wasted at all. Thank you Ted, You are indeed a man with many talents. Besides being a Leasing Assistant you also help us with our activities here at THD. Last Tuesday you helped us with our ladder ball game. Let us all give a big thank you to Ted's for a job well done so far in his second week of employment here at THD.
I took photos during this water color painting event for your viewing pleasure. My own drawing, I am calling Pinocchio, the Clown.
Here are the other paintings created by the other residents of the well-attended activity.
Close-Up of My Pinocchio- The Clown
Just Doing the Finishing Touches after 40 minutes
Have you heard of the Japanese word Suiseki? If so, you are one of the not too many people who appreciate the beauty of stones and its arrangement. Unlike Ikebana( art of flower arrangement), I am not familiar with stone art arrangement so and I did some google search on this subject. I have done Ikebana several times during my younger years.
Suiseki is the Japanese art of stone appreciation, which values aspects like stability, longevity and immortality. Formed through time by wind and water, stones can take several sizes and shapes, reminding us of natural objects.
Suiseki(viewing stones)are placed on wooden stands/trays known as daizas and dobans.. The wooden stands serve to display the stones and create an image of harmony. The stones are naturally occurring and unshaped. Literally translated 'Suiseki' means waterstone,the stones often represent mountains, waterfalls and other natural scenes. Suiseki Art involves the collection process, preparation of the stone (not altering their shape or appearance) and appreciation.
The classification/evaluation of Suiseki revolves around their shape, markings and and subtlety of color.
1. Landscape Suiseki (Sansui keijo-seki): in the form of a mountain, island, waterfall, shore- or coastline, cave, canyon or a plateau.
2. Object stones (Keisho-seki): representing a person, animal, boat, house or bridge.
Classification by surface
1. Celestial (Gensho-seki): with patterns resembling the moon, sun or stars.
2. Plant (Kigata-ishi): with patterns picturing flowers, fruits, grasses, forests or even Bonsai.
3. Weather (Tenko-seki): resembling rain, intense sunlight, lightning or snow.
4. Abstract (Chusho-seki): with surfaces similar to animal prints, tangled nets.
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