{"product_id":"in-full-circle-the-japanese-style-garden-as-a-work-of-art-in-progress","title":"In Full Circle: The Japanese-Style Garden As A Work Of Art In Progress","description":"In Full Circle: The Japanese-Style Garden As A Work Of Art In Progress DVD VIDEO \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e Bardwell Smith \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2004 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eIn Full Circle: The Japanese-Style Garden As a Work of Art in Progress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Japanese landscape garden is the world's preeminent art form for evoking nature's beauty in three-dimensional space. Centuries of evolution have produced a rich vocabulary of styles suited to varying needs, and a set of design principles shaped by observation of nature and human perception. Experiencing nature through the senses—in a heightened form as only art can do—is at the heart of this vital art form, which continues to evolve in response to human needs and changing culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Full Circle demystifies the process of creating and maintaining Japanese-style gardens through examples gleaned from nationally respected designer David Slawson's garden at Carleton College. The context-sensitive design and maintenance process is broken down into its component parts—response to site, client, and local materials—timeless sources of inspiration that David calls the Accord Triangle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe video demonstrates how the same methods used by the garden's designer can guide the committed gardeners—artists in their own right—who tend this living work of art in succeeding decades. The emotional impact of a garden is highly dependent on the quality of its care and pruning. How is the designer's original inspiration—the garden's unique experience of natural beauty—tended and even improved year by year in creative response to the challenges that come with time? As questions like this are answered, we come to understand the garden as a work of art in progress.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs one garden viewer states in the video, \"When you're stimulated by something this balanced and beautiful, it has an effect on your entire being. It elevates it, no question.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the final analysis, the garden changes the way we look at the world around us. In full circle, nature first inspires the designer, but in the end the garden inspires its viewers to see the natural world in a new and deeper way. Up close or at a distance, we come to appreciate nature's rich design. The Garden of Quiet Listening ultimately becomes the master teacher, who speaks on behalf of the natural world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Principles of Japanese Garden Design - Lecture (43 minutes)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe addition of David Slawson's May 2004 slide lecture at Carleton College doubles the video's educational value. As David reveals the process of site selection, finding rocks, and building the Garden of Quiet Listening at Carleton College, one gains insight into how a Japanese-style garden is put together. In the second half of his lecture, David elaborates on the nature of this landscape art. You will see how the garden maker creates a richly textured landscape experience. He begins by exploring how our world view influences the decisions we make about our home and garden design. Through images of nature and gardens, he illustrates key design principles for \"painting\" a scene with rocks and plants to evoke our most deeply cherished landscape experiences. David ends the program with his recent work in Arkansas, and the message that inspires his art:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Recollecting the subtle seasonal moods of our native landscape, re-create with a quiet, graceful charm those moods that speak to you in your innermost heart.\" Illustrations for Designing Mountain, Water, and Hillside Field Landscapes, by Zoen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCredits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilmed and edited by Paul Krause\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by David Slawson and Paul Krause\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Bardwell Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCarleton Master Gardener: Mary Bigelow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormat: DVD\u003cbr\u003eRunning Time: 30-minute video + 43-minute lecture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bardwell Smith","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":51078040879382,"sku":"128960","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/files\/2026226192050618scan.jpg?v=1772674512","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/in-full-circle-the-japanese-style-garden-as-a-work-of-art-in-progress","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}