Comments on: I only write about tea to lend purpose to my photographs. http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/07/i-only-write-about-tea-to-lend-purpose-to-my-photographs/ Discovering the way of tea, one cup at a time. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:34:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cinnabar http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/07/i-only-write-about-tea-to-lend-purpose-to-my-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-5164 Cinnabar Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:49:48 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=1245#comment-5164 Your pseudonym always makes me think of crows, and I had wondered if there was any association with <em>corvus corax</em> in addition to the Greek rhetorician. Your pseudonym always makes me think of crows, and I had wondered if there was any association with corvus corax in addition to the Greek rhetorician.

]]> By: Cinnabar http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/07/i-only-write-about-tea-to-lend-purpose-to-my-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-5161 Cinnabar Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:36:33 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=1245#comment-5161 Lu Yu's normal position is next to a bonsai pot that has a garden of tiny succulents and a very small ceramic pagoda in it, so it's all relevant. Lu Yu’s normal position is next to a bonsai pot that has a garden of tiny succulents and a very small ceramic pagoda in it, so it’s all relevant.

]]> By: corax http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/07/i-only-write-about-tea-to-lend-purpose-to-my-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-5154 corax Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:07:14 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=1245#comment-5154 should have mentioned: i love a poem about coraxes! [korakes] should have mentioned: i love a poem about coraxes! [korakes]

]]> By: corax http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/07/i-only-write-about-tea-to-lend-purpose-to-my-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-5153 corax Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:06:23 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=1245#comment-5153 he's gorgeous. did you remember what vendor he came from? he’s gorgeous. did you remember what vendor he came from?

]]> By: Steven Knoerr http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/07/i-only-write-about-tea-to-lend-purpose-to-my-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-5148 Steven Knoerr Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:30:33 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=1245#comment-5148 A couple weeks ago, went to the Chicago Botanic Garden, and they have an extensive show of bonsai trees. Quite often, the trees would come in two pieces: the tree itself and a smaller object (perhaps a tree, or a tiny "viewing" stone, or some such), which together would add a narrative element to the work. Which is what your picture makes me think of! See? I did have a point. A couple weeks ago, went to the Chicago Botanic Garden, and they have an extensive show of bonsai trees. Quite often, the trees would come in two pieces: the tree itself and a smaller object (perhaps a tree, or a tiny “viewing” stone, or some such), which together would add a narrative element to the work.

Which is what your picture makes me think of! See? I did have a point.

]]> By: Cinnabar http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/07/i-only-write-about-tea-to-lend-purpose-to-my-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-5006 Cinnabar Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:21:59 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=1245#comment-5006 I'm glad his head didn't get knocked off. I have asked the cats to chase each other somewhere other than across the tea table, but they never listen. I’m glad his head didn’t get knocked off. I have asked the cats to chase each other somewhere other than across the tea table, but they never listen.

]]> By: black dragon http://www.gongfugirl.com/2009/07/i-only-write-about-tea-to-lend-purpose-to-my-photographs/comment-page-1/#comment-4992 black dragon Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:11:46 +0000 http://www.gongfugirl.com/?p=1245#comment-4992 Wow. What a lucky break! I'm glad old Lu survived the fall! Wow. What a lucky break! I’m glad old Lu survived the fall!

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