Moon Midi

Handstitched Zen
pictures of the awakened mind

Zen art is an outward expression of the inner life of the Zen monk, a picture of the awakened mind. Zen masters of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries created each illustration in the Zen spirit — a form of meditation exemplifying clarity and simplicity. The bold flowing brush strokes are dramatically forceful, yet contemplative, seemingly impetuous in their intensity, and strikingly immediate in their effect. A direct reflection of the spiritual profundity of each artist, Zen art embraces and transforms the viewer not just to look but to see.