Symbiotic relationship

The theme of lichens has been so well received by my customers that will be holding my third lichen exhibition at Wabisayaka this May 2023. 

(January 2019 Part 1, October 2019 Part 2 )

Late winter to early spring create the best conditions for lichen growth. After rain, lichens appear as small round structures, produce spores, and may look like a flower in bloom.

*Lichens resemble plants, they are often formed as a symbiotic relationship between a fungi and an alga.

Huge boulders overlap each other on the great mountain and on top of those boulders I saw countless small shapes of fine colors.

In the cold wind, thin white threads stretch around the bark of the trees, as if protecting it.

Patterns of red beads float on the ground, as if stained by the slanting sun.

Lichens are everywhere.

Some overwhelm their surroundings with a powerful presence.

Others lurk quietly and inconspicuously.

I am fascinated by the way lichens can exist in such varied environments by adjusting their partnership that is reflected in their changing shapes and colors.

Delicate, beautiful, and ephemeral (authentic) , this lichen is what I have tried to depict once again this spring.

(From "Lichen Part 2," October 2019 revised edition)