Tiny Shrines
Tiny Shrines 13 Cups: A book by A’court Bason ~ To open this book is to step through a threshold into a world of moon counting, tea leaves brewing, translucent colors, and kind stars. Printed in a small quantity and using local resources, it’s a handwritten work that includes poetry, journal entries, I Ching configurations, drawings, and maps. It smells of herb and flows like water. Some of it slips through my hands, but always leaves them cleaner. Some of it splashes me awake…Bonsai forest…has trimmed my roots…and bent me into shape…like prayers of children…origami birds raining…
Sometimes frail and living frugally, A’court rarely leaves the farm where he lives in his one room hermitage. He travels the days of the seasons like the rest of us travel to and from town. Keeping a record of his travels… So very delicate this silver thread…umbilical cord of my heart…river of muse…again the light moves into the cup… he gives us a glimpse into a meditative life.
Sense of humor intact… even the Buddha played baseball sometimes… and not immune to struggle… beautiful trouble…rare flowers bloom in this shack… Acourt, musician, artist, and butterfly mystic, is tuned in to the natural world of which he is an integral part.
Post Note: To read the most recent Loose Leaf entry about A’court go here. To learn more about Tiny Shrines and Acourt’s art, write to: A’court Bason, 1511 Stonewall Rd. Check, Virginia, 24072
January 16th, 2006 12:37 pm
Acourt sounds like such an inspiring presence, Colleen…If you have written about how you met him, I’ve missed that…But, how wonderful that he is in your life! He lives an such inspiring and full life, in his own particular way, doesn’t he?
January 16th, 2006 12:44 pm
Hi Naomi,
Acourt is a longstanding member of Floyd’s “alter-native” community, and the brother of a longtime friend, also a writer, Will.
http://www.swva.net/taonow/
I left the link to my last writing about Acourt in this post, which links to yet another post about him.
January 16th, 2006 3:07 pm
Another new layout…some ppl were having probs so I switched, let me know what you think.
January 16th, 2006 7:43 pm
He sounds like a very interesting person, Colleen.
January 16th, 2006 11:22 pm
Thanks for introducing me to the “butterfly mystic.” Now I have to go back to your old posts and learn more.
January 17th, 2006 12:14 am
He sounds like a very gentle soul.
November 15th, 2006 10:54 am
just a note to say that many of a’court’s paintings, some of his music, a few drawings and exhibit notices can now be found on his web site at http://travianna.com
December 16th, 2012 10:58 pm
[…] The “After the Fall” Holiday Art exhibit and Sale was named for A’Court’s recent injurious fall from a horse at Travianna Farm (at one time one of the early 70’s style Floyd commune/communities). There were paintings, prints, prayer flags, poems, cards, cd’s and poetic writings from his book Tiny Shrines. […]
August 17th, 2013 8:35 pm
[…] A review of A’Court’s book Tiny Shrines is HERE. […]
August 23rd, 2013 10:41 am
[…] by A’Court in January of 2006 when he wanted some feedback on his handwritten book of poetry, Tiny Shrines. He wasn’t the type that was going to meet you in town. If you wanted to talk him (and many people […]