hiding in plain sight

I made this simple woven mat a month or two ago. Ever since it has been sitting on my desk. I liked it too much to toss it, but I had no real use for it either. So there it sat. Then today, out of nowhere, this composition popped into my mind. And I was smitten anew. Damn, I love STILL. Truth be told, I am so busy with speaking gigs right now, that I am having trouble fitting my daily STILL image into my schedule. On a perfect day, I like to get myself in a calm, zen-like, place when I am doing STILL. But lately, I have too many deadlines to be zen-like. The fact that I am making images at all, and not breaking the chain, is the most I can expect. Transcendence is out of reach. And yet, in all the haste, I was able to make this simple and pleasing image today. The power of dailiness still blows my mind.

woven grasses and dried hydrangea florets