Happy New Year!  Here’s wishing abundant, fluid, life force happenings for you and yours…

Water Sculpture from Shinichi Maruyama on Vimeo.

I came across this artist from my tweet friends on Fasttime- wouldn’t have ever imagined this post from them but am ever so excited as it speaks to my inspiration and creations… fluid beauty in abstract forms.

For me, the challenge is always having the ability to do this with a harder medium than that which is liquid.  It’s exciting to dive into different forms of working with the metal, whether it be hand forging or getting it to flow with the torch in order to achieve this movement.  The persistence, continuity, and passion allow it to flow.

While here, Maruyama is the artist with the fluid substance and he is challenged by the capture- the image which then becomes his solid form.  And from the viewers perspective, it still evokes movement, play, and continuance while giving solace in the meaningful imagery.  I must say Shinichi Maruyama has achieved great success with capturing the fluid beauty in this abstractness of a still image.

Which brings me back to the nature of movement-  Fluidity- an important theme to this New Year.  It is a pivotal time in our lives and I believe it is important that we continue to evolve, generate a strong vision, and then ride the current while creating our own beauty to share with the world around us.

May this New Year be Fluid and Abundance Yours!