Mindy's drawing from 6/6/08

grounded, concrete 6" x 9", graphite and ink on paper

In response to Carianne's drawing, I thought about the idea of being settled, or placed. My eye was attracted to the rough broken surface of the concrete on our back porch. I thought of Zen haiku that are written uniformly about anything that is perceived, like a flower, and then a pile of poop, without judgment. I made a rubbing of the concrete, and then used text as a label or decorative element. This was all done very quickly, which is unusual for me. I enjoyed the Zen-inspired spontaneity of it.