Spring flowers, photo courtesy of Virtueberry. Image below from Magnifissance. A MET painting of Li Bai gazing at the waterfall on Mount Lu. 🌹🌿✨ This blog post is a reflection on humanity’s refreshing relationship with nature through art, including enlightenment. … Read More
* Spring is in the air 🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸 Spring is a season when everything is in bloom. 🌱 The fresh air arrives with all the new greenery that comes alive, and this in turn, gently encourages the opportunity to start anew … Read More
* “There are many artifacts around the world that far predate the earliest era of civilization now known. Many of the remains display a sophisticated level of craftsmanship and artistry. The arts of the past had a high aesthetic value … Read More
Noble Beauty is Timeless 🌿 ✨ 🌿 ✨🌿 ✨ 🌿 ✨🌿 ✨ 🌿 ✨🌿 ❤️🌸✨🌿🪷❤️🪷🌿✨🌸❤️ Appreciating beauty is an art, and vice versa; art is beauty. The beauty emanating from diverse art forms, including fine craftsmanship that is found in … Read More
We are living in extraordinary times, no matter how comfortable and modern life can be, life can be stressful. We have lived through our first-world lockdown experience in the last few years. And much more is happening around us than … Read More
Skincare practices are a form of tradition, that is especially important to partake in during the holidays. Embrace Change ✨🌿🪷🌿✨ The upcoming holiday season can be a time of mixed feelings, instability, and growth for many. Holiday traditions come and … Read More
Welcome the 5 Elements into your life this Fall, II 🌿🍁🌿 First, enjoy an ancient Chinese poet speak on cherishing the season of Fall, before learning more about the significance behind it. 🌿🍁🌿 Song of Autumn Since olden days we … Read More
Post Pandemic – Some Reflections 🌿✨🍁✨🌿 How do you feel about this Fall? I had a professor who once lectured on the importance of introspection. So, I was encouraged to reflect, despite having Millennial tendencies. We had tea over the … Read More
Beauty is not caused. It is. Emily Dickinson The weather has been very kind to us this summer in many areas of Vancouver Island. And the quote posted above by poet Emily Dickinson came from a tea bag, since our … Read More
Exfoliation – A Remedy for Dry, Dull Skin from Traditional Culture 🌿🌸🌿 Exfoliating is an excellent skincare practice; and it’s skincare wisdom that has been around since civilizations emerged, where people like the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Chinese, liked to … Read More