Viewpoints 9

Completed in 2009, the statue of the goddess Mazu is 28.8 meters tall. It is made of granite, which symbolize to protect the islanders forever. The word, eternal, means ​lasting forever or for a very long time, without an end. Mazu is worshipped as a goddess of the sea and the protector of fishermen and sailors. She is known and loved by millions in Asia. She is one of the most popular goddess in Taiwan, also known as the patron saint of Taiwan. The statue is located in Nanga

I was reminded of many things when I saw Alicia's challenge. This words was the first thing that came up. My favorite words. “ This also goes over” Last December My son got married. A pretty daughter - in - law has become my family. The day my daughter - in - law first slept in my house, I remembered many of those days when I was married. Many strange and awkward things...... Now, strangeness and hardship have turned into comfort, but the years have not been easy. When it was

Over the last few years I've had a couple of really exciting travel opportunities along with our Viewpoints 9 exhibitions - 2 that immediately come to mind are the European Patchwork Meeting in France and TIQE in Taiwan. Like other things in my life, they appeared on my calendar as spots on some distant horizon that seemed like the would never come, but they did, and a new horizon stretches on. Like a train, my life moves slowly (and sometimes quickly) through time toward tha

Alicia's challenge word TIME is a tough one! Go ahead and read the wikipedia page . By the third paragraph your head will be spinning. It's a good thing that I tackled my piece BEFORE I did any reading about TIME's actual meaning. Even philosophers differ. The one thing that seems to be agreed upon is that 'sequence' is involved. That being said, I have to admit that this challenge is one of my favorites! Thank you, Alicia !!! Several years ago (time related phrase) I

Create the space and the animals will come. (David Attenborough). Habitats are crucial for species of all kinds, whether resident or migratory. The Avalon Marshes in the Somerset Levels and Moors, near where I live, are one of the largest wetlands areas in Britain. There used to be lakes there; and wooden tracks to cross the lakes and swamps, from island to island, have been found preserved in peat, dating to the Neolithic period. With civilization encroaching via towns, vi

Wild Life: Reflecting ©2016, 18" x 36" A late entry for Diane's Migrant challenge, "Wild Life: Reflecting" depicts a polar bear in a land without (much) snow. It is inspired by: 1) the fact that polar bears are a migrant species, traversing the Arctic Circle, following the migration of seals for their food; 2) the polar bear is reflecting in the water; and, 3) the fact that I have been doing an immense amount of personal reflecting on a range of issues during this challenge t

Log cabin is one of my favorite traditional patterns. When I first came across the quilt in America, the most interesting pattern was Log Cabin. This pattern can be seen in Korean bojagi. It is a simple but potentially workable pattern. Although it is a traditional pattern, it is showing a new figure by a lot of artists who fit in with modern style. As we aways yearn for home, we seem to be nostalgic for our traditions. Size 36" x 19"

"Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through the present to the future".(Wikipedia). My word for this cycle is Time. We experience it at every moment. It can be interpreted in so many ways. Moving and progressing in space and time as one works and plays every day. Curved spacetime as conceived by Einstein and Minkowski. The seasons illustrate the passage of time. History develops in