Enso Shorts
Description: “Dream” sumi-e enso ink brush pen painting. Circling the flexible state of being... “Dream” is an original painting using green ink brush pens. Including the border, it measures 8-1/2” x 11” and is on heavy stock, textured white paper. I am inspired by the elegance and simplicity of japanese ‘sumi-e’ and chinese ‘shui-mo hua’ paintings. This painting is from my ‘Beauty of Bamboo’ series. A circle -- known as "enso" in Japanese -- universally implies completeness, all. A zen circle can also imply zero, sunyata, absolute, true reality, enlightenment, no beginning/no end in all phenomena, no symbol, the spread of Dharma as a turning wheel, harmony, and womb. “Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the ba...
Description: Bonsai tree in an enso circle presented in a painterly, calligraphy style to evoke beauty and peace. Wear it when meditating, tending a bonsai tree, or anytime you want to bring tranquility to yourself and others. Gift idea for bonsai tree fans, Buddhists, and people who practice yoga and meditation or are fans of eastern philosophy.
