How the tsukubai came to be
Two days of work by the course graduates — and where there had been bare ground in the morning, an ensemble of stone and water was playing by evening.
“Together with the graduates of the Japanese Garden course and our mentors Irina Andrianova and Andrey Darusenkov, we built the tsukubai area in the entrance part of the park.”
“We lifted the moss carefully, dug the plants out gently, cleared the space. We shaped the ground, chose every stone together, talked it over, felt our way.”
“No, not everything worked the first time — but real experience is born precisely in correcting mistakes. And when, by evening, a harmonious ensemble was playing where there had been nothing but earth that morning, it was magical.”
“A tsukubai is a place of purification: before entering the garden, a person leaves the bustle behind. It matters to me that every guest of our park feels that crossing — from a world of hurry into a space of quiet and contemplation.”
- Who took part
- Irina Andrianova, Andrey Darusenkov, graduates of the Japanese Garden course
- Tags
- Stone · Practice · Tsukubai
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