the passage, Monotype of the Day #474

Day 108 of Year 2 (Actually Day 109)

When I went to start my print tonight, the remnants of last night's print, specifically the sky and mountains shapes were still there. Something in me couldn't wipe it away so I used it again to very different effect. It made me think of how much is given and how much we willfully refuse to see. It would have been so easy to wipe this ink away instead of allowing it voice. So much of studio practice comes down to listening.


Listen!
By Wendell Berry

How fine to have a radio
and beautiful music playing
while I sit at rest in the evening.
How fine to hear through the music
the cries of wild geese on the river.

From Given: https://amzn.to/2PsMnuv