73 MAGNOLIA JOURNAL fall 2019
WABI-SABI ENCOURAGES US TO APPRECIATE AND ELEVATE
WHAT’S HUMBLE, IMPERMANENT, AND EARTHY,
WHICH CAN BE ACHIEVED AT HOME THROUGH UNEXPECTED
VIGNETTES—SUCH AS FEATURING A SINGLE FLOWER
(OR ANY FOUND TREASURE, LIKE A FEATHER OR SHELL)
ON AN UNCONVENTIONAL PEDESTAL. PLACE IT IN AN ALCOVE,
ON A WINDOWSILL, OR ON THE MANTEL.