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                          Artist: ig@Kiss_a_mermaid 這星期一直羨慕一個狀態：「我是水」。 川流不息 細水長流 滋潤流過之處 那怕是小小的石罅 但我不能停留 亦不必回頭 我會向前 繼續向前 尚在默想中，看見了May 這張咭，心中說不出的結連！ 昨天到 Markham Welcome Centre 終於親眼見到她，聽她講每張卡的故事， 「我以前在香港住大澳，那裏的水很美，父母移民去英國，也是在水邊，很美⋯⋯」 繼續回憶。 English translation: "Still contemplating about 「上善若水」,  I saw May's card on her Instagram, my heart was filled with resonance. Yesterday, I finally met her in person at the Markham Welcome Centre and listened to her stories about each card, how precious!" "I used to live in Tai O, Hong Kong, （the fishing village), where the water was very beautiful. My parents immigrated to the UK, also by the water, beautiful too!” Feeling connected. 「上善若水」 translated by getting help from Meta AI  "Laozi: The highest virtue is like water." This week, I've been envying a state: 'I am water.'  “Flowing effortlessly, trickling long, nourishing wherever I pass, even through tiny crevices, but I...

                      2024-06-09                      2024-06-08 I said to this sprout: “ I won’t disturb you. I know you are beautiful.”  A quiet friend in the group shared our relationship with the land.  “ If you talk to the plant she will grow more beautifully”. I was awakened. 俾朋友開咗竅，留意跟大地的關係，跟植物溝通，會長得美麗一些的。開始留意我啲大豆芽。呢粒沒有什麼生存機會，竟然出好多根去吸收水份，我對佢話「我盡量唔郁你，好好飲水啦！」 「大豆芽加油，希望它能長出苗！」 “Add oil, dear sprout!” C gave a cheer.           2024-06-08 It was Jun 7, Two days ago we had our first gathering of reading Planetwise. There were few moments I experienced big impact. This is the first one.  I just had the phone call today with little daughter from Vancouver. I told her what happened in the last two days. I did not tell her the name of my friends in the reading group when I shared my story. She responded that those quiet people observe many th...

                     Photo: Andy Chan taken in Ecuador  2024-06-08 「神是愛」耳熟能詳，看見這三個字都沒有感覺。但是今天早上起來，有另外一個體會。就是孫仔起床望着爹哋媽咪，有那種信任，安詳，舒適，共享  togetherness, 然後孫仔 kiss 爹哋媽咪，就是好想表達得到愛的感覺⋯⋯ Too familiar with “God is love”. I have no feeling when looking at these three words. However, this morning I woke up  with different feelings.  A scenario came to me that my 4 year old grandson woke up and looked at his dad and mom. There's a kind of trust, peace, comfort, and shared togetherness, and then the little boy kisses his parents, it's just a strong desire to express the feeling of love..." 很好奇，當我體會天父創造花花草草樹木陽光松鼠雀仔…知多點彼此關係，往後我心靈將會有何改變呢？ "I'm filled with wonder, as I contemplate the beauty of God's creation - the flowers, grass, trees, sunlight, squirrels and sparrows….As I come to understand the intricate web of relationships between them, I can't help but wonder how this newfound awareness will transform my spiritual journey....

  “How do you feel?” I sent out the above picture to my team members when I was making the plastic chain. I was pretty depressed that evening when I looked at them. I must seek some strength or support by talking to my team. I cannot handle this strong emotion by myself. 看見這些塑膠箍住有生命的，感到窒息，我怎能獨自面對這個抑鬱呢？ 「有一種好奇怪的感覺。植物本身很美麗，不斷成長，縱使有東西圍繞住，也都會繼續成長。」另一位時常安靜的組員回應。 “ I have a strange feeling. The plant is beautiful and growing no matter what, even facing restriction, it keeps growing!” She is always quiet but woke me up with few words!   I am awakened! My perspective is totally changed.  Not depressed, but vitality! .

  “Micro-plastic can go into our brain affecting our health”, a research information shard by a quiet member in our ‘creation care 120’ team triggered my painful emotions. 「微塑膠可進入大腦，影響健康。」 Ka 在團隊裏是最靜的一位，傳出這研究資訊結果，使我重訪壓抑心裏好久的塑膠為害，我實在要表達了！ Though I have no artmaking training background at all, I want to express this emotion.  最初將意念提出，But I am shy! 「yc有一顆童心, 出嘅作品一定好真！」S said.  “ you have a child like heart. Your artwork will be authentic.” 團隊鼓勵. So I draft the  initial thought . I went to the exhibition of OCAD U graduates. I learnt that artwork can be  on-going meditation . Big thanks to Piget Bowen. Next day I was  inspired  by an indigenous artist, Alexis Nanibush-Pamajewong.  From the very beginning, my idea of this artwork is that it has to be a collective effort. I want to express that this cannot be done alone. Creation care has to be done  together . True, When we  care for one another , More ideas, energy and strength emerges. It r...

  *Spirit See Red (Drum) sculpture by Alexis Nanibush-Pamajewong, Indigenous Visual Culture, OCAD U May 6, 2024 I attended the exhibition by graduates 2nd time, the second day after the opening night. I don‘t know what intention or the meaning behind when the artist created this artwork. But when I look at this, immediately, I see this, it is a drum, representing indigenous traditions are being restricted by locks and chains. But when I look at it more closely all along the chains, it is the red beads string. Tenderly it goes along the cold and strong chain! Walking along the path. 多麼溫柔的力量，走在強暴的路程上… I’m struck by this artwork. I keep holding it in my heart with on-going contemplation. ————— * I learnt the title of this artwork when I check the website of the artist Alexis Nanibush-Pamajewong.

 頸背痛！ Neck pain after cutting plastic and making them into chains for 20 minutes, I was not aware my neck had already complained for a while when I was focusing. I had to look for my brush in order to paint the varnish on the “planet”, left lower back pain! Apply pain oilment and hot red bean bag. Give my body a break.  We cannot extract too much resources from the planet. Give her a break! 搽活絡油於患處，微波爐2分鐘弄熱紅豆袋，敷在患處上面，背向天花板平躺，休息10 分鐘。 Sitting down to do visual art is not for me, for sure. That‘s why 20 years ago I started to learn Playback Theatre. I move my body while doing creative art.