I cannot really tell you why I decided to create a forest on my bedroom ceiling, but all of the sudden the idea took hold and I just wanted to see it. I think it began with looking up in the morning when my eyes were cloudy from sleeping...maybe lamenting the limited wall real estate in my tiny apartment....perhaps wishing there were something more interesting to gaze at while falling asleep or waking up. Call it obsession, call it inspiration, it seized me. So I began experimenting with different kinds of trees and finally landed on making my own out of red and gold rice paper. Individually they are beautiful....
And en masse they are mesmerizing....
Slowly I am taking over the entire ceiling....
One unexpected surprise is the way that the forest changes with the light. The shadows cast themselves all over the ceiling. Sometimes the lantern in the middle looks like the radiant center of the solar system. When the lights are off and the candles are lit, the shadows stretch across the ceiling like sunset.
As it slowly spreads across the ceiling, I imagine little glens and stands will form, tiny house fairies and apartment elves will find homes....maybe the miniature forest will creep down the wall and spill out of the bedroom...inspiring ceilings all over the apartment to rebel against thier boring lot....defying popcorn paint and old lighting fixtures....installing beauty on every surface, no matter how neglected....
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