Water, is taught by thirst (work in progress)

This title comes from Emily Dickinson's poem, Water, is taught by thirst.

Water, is taught by thirst.

Land—by the Oceans passed.

Transport by throe-

Peace—by its battles told—

Love, by Memorial Mold—

Birds, by the Snow.

Emily Dickinson's poem reminds me that we humans only miss the presence of important things in our lives after their absence. Water, land, transport, peace, love, and birds—they're not just necessary, but also vital to our well beings. Birds seem random here after water, land, transport, peace and love, but it reminded me of the first chapter of Rachel Carson's book, "Silent Spring." When our environment is polluted, small creatures are the first to disappear. If birds are not singing in the forest and fish is not swimming in the rivers, you know there's something terribly wrong with the environment.

Water, is taught by thirst is my continuing exploration on the water issues from many aspects.

Central Adirondacks, upstate New York
24"x 36" Laser cut white paper on paper.

Detail

Central Florida
Laser cut pieces (tea-stained paper) on paper

Meet my new typewriter: Silver Reed

I found this lovely yellow portable typewriter at a flea market in Berlin. I wasn't sure if it would fit in the basket of my newly acquired used bike. I wasn't even sure how I was going to bring it back all the way to U.S. either. But I fell in love at first sight. So, I bought it. The typewriter fit perfectly in the basket of my bike. Once I got back to my place, I set out to type.

I typed every morning. It was a fun ritual. I typed what I did for exercise in red, and what I consumed in black for every single day during my stay in Berlin.

I brought it back to the U.S. in my suitcase. It's a portable typewriter after all - nice and "light."

I did a quick research on this typewriter, and found out that Silver Reed typewriters were made in Japan! The company is called Marukoshi Knitting Machines Ltd, founded in the early 1950s. They still make knitting machines. The font is called techno pica font.