The beginning of a new project:
"Contrapuntal I" 23" x 30"; pen and ink on 100% Cotton French Paper by Anja Marais © 2011
great completion seems incomplete;
yet its usefulness is never exhausted.
great fullness seems to be empty;
yet its usefulness is never used up.
great straightness seems to be bent.
great skill seems to be clumsy.
great surplus seems to stammer.
activity overcomes cold;
tranquility overcomes heat.
Text in drawing from Tao Ching: (The Robert G Henricks translation, Chapter 45, Text A)
Currently work is on display at Harrison Gallery on White street
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