Of water and stone, garden and sea, no. 6

In Water Meets Stone, Catherine Lucky Chang draws from her time living on Vashon Island and from Taoist principles of alignment, flow, and harmony. Created during a three-week residency at Vashon Artist Residency, the series is shaped by daily rhythms of studio work overlooking garden and sea, yoga practice, and walks along the shoreline where she collected stones. The surrounding landscape—rain-soaked spring days, coastal light, and cycles of growth and renewal—infuses the work with a sense of quiet attentiveness to place and presence.

Working on her own handmade abaca paper, Chang layers watercolor, colored pencil, and collage to explore the Taoist relationship between water and stone: softness and persistence meeting solidity and permanence. Using watercolor to trace the stones gathered on her walks, she allows fluid marks to echo the slow, transformative action of water shaping stone over time. Variations in the translucency and texture of the handmade paper create subtle shifts in light and color, reinforcing a meditation on material, time, and gentle change. Rooted in the principle of wu wei, Water Meets Stone reflects how yielding, patience, and attention can quietly shape both form and experience.