Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Boulders




These are not boulders. I can't remember what they're called. I found them at my friend Jacque's house, she brought them back from her travels in Peru. They're stones that are smoothed and carved in the shape of mountain peaks and used by shaman for healing. The people of Peru revere the mountain peaks. They're beautiful but I couldn't quite capture it. I tried three quick sketches, but none of them seem quite right, so I thought I'd post them all.

The title "Boulders" refers to a horoscope I saved from a few weeks ago. From the I Ching, "Obstacles are a natural part of life, just as boulders are a natural part of the course of a river. The river does not complain or get depressed because there are boulders in its path".

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