Once upon a time several years ago my sister and I started an art card group as a way for a group of our artist friends to share art with each other. It's a nice way to make something small and beautiful and send that out in to the world. This art card group is still in existence today with some of the original members and many new ones, but my sister and I have moved on to other endeavors.
At one point however I was organizing the group online and sending everyone monthly themes. It was delightful to see how each person would interpret an idea like "Blue Skies" or "Lucky Numbers."
One of my favorites was haiku as I am a fan of Issa and other classic Japanese poets.
Just recently my friend Janet was visiting and gave me a precious gift. It was the haiku and image created by my dear friend Claudia who passed away almost a year ago in early December 2016.
The painting shows her country home in Hudson, NY where we visited when our children were very small and they all ran and played in the woods together. She and her husband eventually had to sell the house.
Here is her haiku:
Traipse through our past haven
Open fields, steep green woods, creek
Sojourn sad and sweet
---- Claudia Steinberg, circa 2011 ----
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