May 28, 2013 To Draw/Pencil on Paper

                                    Bird Nest Drawing  22"x30"  graphite on twinrocker all purpose hot press paper

To Draw/ Pencil on Paper

What does it mean

To make a mark

To draw

Pencil in hand

Grasped naturally

Point touches paper

Without knowledge

Of destination

Nor how to get there

She follows

Her own footsteps

Blazes her own path

A world of wonder

With the pressure of the hand

Creates lights and darks

Bridges formed

Connections 

To another world

Of breath and wonder

How does this happen

No one knows

No one can say

It is as it is

A line is made

Light and shadows

An image appears

Note:  This nest was found in the court yard.  So cleverly hidden, we didn't find it until winter and the bush had lost its' leaves.  "A nest is considered to be one of the mavels of animal life." says Gaston Bachelard.  "The enterprise and skill with which animals make their nests is so efficient that it is not possible to do better, so entirely do they surpass all masons, carpenters and builders; for there is not a man who would be able to make a house better suited to himself and to his children than these little animals build for themselves.  This is so true, in fact, that we have a proverb acording to which man can do everything except build a bird's nest."  Ambroise Pare.