After all, the clear light by which we actually see is itself invisible. We say ‘we see’ when we mean ‘we understand’, as though we do believe that knowledge and understanding are indeed ‘insights’ and a vital part of human experience. So when we say ‘we see’, we imply that we actually do experience what has been translated through nature. When art is successful, it is like a mirror that reflects both the natural reality of the object and our consciousness of our seeing/experience as part of it all. Thomson refers to the individual fish ponds/vessels/pots as ‘the month of the raspberries’ or ‘the month of the first snow storm’ or ‘the month of spring’. Each vessel/month – what is a month after all but a vessel for time, and obviously, in this case, space as well...Janis Runge