Bindu . . .

Posted on March 18, 2009 by jruthkelly

Image by J. Ruth Kelly

“Sanskrit bindu: ‘This word, which has many meanings, like ‘point, dot, zero, drop, germ, seed, semen.’ . . . It is the point from which inner and outer space have their origin and in which they become one again.’ The thought, poem, is a cell or seed; a germ of living thought; growing from nothing to ripeness. Instead of the dead wood of systems, the tree of life; ramifications; branched thoughts new-grown with pleasant pain.” Govinda, Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism, 116 From Norman O. Brown’s Love’s Body

Point Pulses . . .

Posted on March 17, 2009 by jruthkelly

Courtesy of Dave Grant

See, the point displays without display and circles ’round the mother of all things, is the mother of all things, floats down to grace a forest or caress a flower or flutter into rest. And if no one sees, if no one knows, still, the point pulses and pours meaning ancient and new.

jruthk

(photo by Dave Grant of New Jersey’s Ocean Institute: http://ux.brookdalecc.edu/staff/sandyhook/dgrant/)

Tree Spills Dots, Fills World

Posted on March 13, 2009 by jruthkelly

Tree Points

My daughter altered a photo of one of my tree card designs. The effect created new images and fun. It’s amazing to think of just how connected it all is, ‘though we can’t see it. Sometimes it is a sense of that same connectedness that inspires my dotty expression.

jrk

Solar Point

Posted on March 12, 2009 by jruthkelly

Courtesy of Dave Grant

So solar slowly stilling soul, soothing.

(another dave grant photo wonder)

jrk

The Dot Travels…

Posted on March 11, 2009 by jruthkelly

You have to grab your chocolate milk and pretend you just walked home from school, switched on the tv and…

Thanks to Otto Mann: http://ottomann.wordpress.com/ i found the traveling dot splendid.

jrk

Points In Progress . . .

Posted on February 24, 2009 by jruthkelly

The following piece is one of several I’m working on at this time. It’s almost finished but I’m waiting it out. The tree has more to unfold before the work is declared finished. Meanwhile, this is the current progress…

pointillism

Lunar Point

Posted on February 20, 2009 by jruthkelly

Lunar Point

Full, the moon spreads far her loom . . .

and shines luminescent on a world still learning the power of the tiniest point of matter and love itself.

I have yet to find a point of light or focus of love more alluring than the moon.

‘nough said. . .

jrk

Or not. Check out the poetic flow of Li Po on the following link. Especially the one titled “Three–With The Moon and His Shadow” http://www.humanistictexts.org/LiPo.htm