praise the wordless speaker I am

Colourless, nameless, free - 

That's what I am.  

When will I see myself as I am?

Put mystery in the middle.

Where is the middle

in the middle I am?

And this silver-tongued stream in me  - 

when will it grow still enough to know

the streaming stillness I am?

The ocean

I am drowned in the ocean I am - 

shoreless, boundless, wonderful.

Don't look for me in this world or that world.

Both worlds are lost in the world I am - 

My soul, you are my true eyes.

What are eyes in the invisible visible I am?

Then what do I call you?

SILENCE.

words can't name what I am.

Settle in the nowhere everywhere I am.

Gold mine I am.

Rumi

the aesthetic of craftsmanship

meticulous workmanship
utter concentration

traditional techniques
embraced

 transcended

learning the skill takes time
making the object takes time

 don't look for a short cut

the flow of work is what is important
not how many hours it takes

 bring all of yourself to what you do

simplicity is arrived at through complexity