brick red wall

rock during sunset

window door combo

classic window and blinds

Lohbado sat in the back yard and looked at windows and doors in the brick wall. As he drank coffee and day dreamed about red cliffs overlooking the ocean, morning grumpiness dissolved.

did you do your homework?

did you do your homework?

wind and ink in ketchbook

Lohbado working on a book

The big question remains: did you do your homework. Since the beginning of the year, the teacher has been "teaching towards the exam." In other words, the purpose of education is to score high on exams. Curiosity, innovation, imagination and creativity are irrelevant. In this age of nihilistic materialism and conformity, it's the numbers that count.

Lohbado's approach to creativity provides an alternative to the competitive, goal-orientated model of creating consumer goods. Made according to Club Morono principles, Lohbado's painted books involve direct contact with the elements of food, drink, metal, rock, air and fire. The paintings occur during tactile rituals. The above pictures are from a typical Lohbado art session. The images are unfinished.

detective story

sizing up the situation

geez, that's a tough one

ok, I get it

Hospital wing construction

construction of Pavilion K

hospital parking

religious poster

numbers

A few pictures taken while walking up Cote des Neiges. Work on Pavilion K behind the Jewish General Hospital is moving along.

Nomroh Gate

tabernacle

filling a silver bowl with snow
hiding a heron in the moonlight
...
the meaning is not in the words
yet it responds to the inquiring impulse

Song of the Jewel Mirror Awareness (from Village Zendo Sutra Book)

Lohbado's Promise

After a week at the house of Ruth Winters, a quiet middle-aged woman, Lohbado picked up hints that it was time for him to leave. Ruth enjoyed Lohbado’s company, but she also needed her own space.

Lohbado stuffed his extra socks, underwear, toothbrush, lined scribblers and The Book of Oogah in his pack and started down the road. He paused to remove a stone from his shoe. If he ever made it to Yamaville, Lohbado would buy new shoes. Many a sole got worn out on the long highway from birth to death.

answer to prayer