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CHINESE CRAFT OF DONGYANG WOOD CARVING

With origins that date back as far as the Tang Dynasty (around the year ~700), the Chinese craft of Dongyang wood carving is regarded by many to be one of the most elegant forms of relief carving in the world. The craft is still practiced in a few workshops in the region of Dongyang, China, and most commonly appears as ornate decoration on ‘everyday’ objects such as cases, cabinets, stools, desks and tables.
Perhaps the most ambitious manifestation of Dongyang wood carving is seen on enormous mural-like panels intended to be hung as artwork as seen here. 
You can see a few more examples via Lustik, Orientally Yours, Michael Lai, and XDYMD.COM

LIKE THE WAVES FROM THE SHORE - by Marge Tindal

LIKE THE WAVES FROM THE SHORE  by Marge Tindal I must now ebb The time has come to sail my oceans Rolling away from you like the waves from the shore rippling out to the vastness of the sea that beckons my ship of folly I'll not ask you to stand the night vigil on the shoreline of memory You are here on the beaches of my memory even though I drift the tides If you should look into a starlit night and see a reflection of me know only that I will one day come crashing again to the shore swept homeward by the pull of the tide and you