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ARTI STST ATEMENT Iwoul dl i k emypai nt i ngsandc ol l agest obec omeapl ac ewher e at t ent i ons hi f t sandr ef oc us es , abi tl i k et heex per i enc eofwal ki ngi na woodwher eonenot i c est hes hadowmovi ngbef or et hebi r d.The pi ec eshi ntatbutc ont r adi c tl ands c apes pac e, andal wa y sc ont ai ns ome ki ndofweat herwher es hapes oat , dr i f t , s t ac kandmov e. F ormet hey bec omes pec icpl ac es , wher ef r agment s , knot sands t i t c hesc ar r y s t or i es . Apai nt edl i nema yr ef ert oapar t i c ul art r eel i nedr i dge, ort hel obed edgeofac l oudf r om J apanes epi c t ur es c r ol l s . Aher mi tt hr us hc an s hel t eri ndar ks hadowsoft heunder s t or y , s ur r oundedbyvi vi d J apanes e' s t ar s ' and' c hr y s ant hemums 'whos el oos egeomet r i c ar r angements ugges tar adi antenc l os ur e. Igr ewupi naJ apanes eAmer i c anhome, mypar eNi s .My ent swer ei gr andf at her ' sges t ur al s enr y upoet r yhungnearal ar gepai nt i ngoft he Gol denGat eBr i dge.I nt r adi t i onal gl as sandwoodbox es , anex qui s i t e J apanes edol l wasac c ompani edbyac andl es hapedl i k eanopenr os e, apor c el ai nbouquetof ower s , as mal l woodenbearandr abbi t , anegg wear i ngar edhat ,owi ngwhi t ebear dandas i anf eat ur esofSant a Cl aus ; ev er y t hi ngc oul dmak es ens et oget her . Myf at herpr ac t i c edJ apanes ebr us hpai nt i ng, s umi e, att hef or mi c a ki t c hent abl ewi t hs ev er al ot hermen. Thes ens ei ( t eac her )woul dmak e c or r ec t i onsi nr eds umi i nk. Someofmyear l i es tmemor i esar ewat c hi ng mi r ac l esofmar k sbec omi ng s h,ower s , gr as s hopper s -andmyf at her pai nt i ngas mal l mous eorhor s ef ormei nt hec or nerofhi sdr a wi ng. Mymot herwasas eams t r es s . Ther ewer edr a wer sf ul l ofpat t er ned c ot t onsandr a ws i l k, ev er yc onc ei vabl ehueoft hr ead, abl uemet al boxwi t hj ewel l i k ebut t ons . Abs t r ac tpat t er npi ec eswer es pr ead outont he oor . Andt r ans f or mat i onsoc c ur r ed r egul ar l y ,not hi ng wentt owas t e. Anol ds hi r tbec ameanapr on. Sc r apsofi r i des c ent t affet abec amebal l gownsf orJ apanes edol l sont hemant l e. I n19t hc ent ur yr ur al J apan,t hi ns pot sonc l ot ngorbl et swer hi ank e pat c hedwi t hf abr i cs c r aps . Ov ergener at i ons , pat c hesonpat c hes hel dt oget herbyr unni ngs t i t c hesl i t er al l yc ar r i edaf ami l y ' shi s t or y . Mendi ng, r eus i ng, pr ol ongi ng, t r ans f or mi ngoutoff r ugal i t yor t emper amenti spar tofhumannat ur e. Il ov et hat ,' bor o' pat c hes ac c umul at ei nt hewor k. F orme, pai nt i ngsc anhol dev er y t hi ng, notatal l r andom-buti n s er vi c et oi t sneeds :ahous e nc h, as t ampedpat t er nofr ai n,a papert ak eoutbox i eswi t hdi s c sofgol dandbl ue. Theor di nar y andr ar e, gr i efandbuoy anc y , c l i mat ec hangeandnewl ea v es , al l t hatweha v ebeenandhowwewi l l r es pondt onewj our ney s GM