Brushline Practice



Some words from today’s free write after the practice.

When I make a brushline,
... I connect to my body, my breath, and also the body’s texture, its own sensations, its humanness.
... I feel what is there, in my body and also with my thoughts.
... I meditate with the brush, one line at a time.

-Pascale

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  1. Barbara BashFebruary 28, 2021 at 3:51 PM

    Ah mysterious subtle lines - I love this landscape !
    And maybe in keeping with the image - unknown - who did this ?
    I love - "its own sensations" - and "its humanness" - also "one line at a time "

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    1. katieFebruary 28, 2021 at 10:16 PM

      I'll add people's names if they don't - it's Pascale's! I love the texture of this image - feels like a ghost emerging - and also the word-image of 'the body's texture'

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