Atelier Talk: 04.17. 25 "Day after Day"
A small altar space inside a shelf in my room in New York City. I am writing this blog on my birthday before going to the bed. Since I moved to the United States, my birthday has been my self-reflection day. Today it started with my still-let-lag mind. It has been like this since I came back to NYC. I woke up late, but the night before I finished most of the things I wanted to get done in the morning. So my day still started slow but nicely, as I woke up most of my chores were done. -- While I was in my home in Japan, I was watching my mother's daily routine every day. Wake up in the morning, say good morning to plants in her bedroom, open the curtains, and make her bed, open her room door and go down the staircases while greeting the plants on each stair step. Open the window and open the shutter, to get fresh air to the house. Wash her face and brush her teeth and turn on the light of the buddhist altar, replace the old water with fresh water, check the condition of offering flow...
