Late night ramblings of a restless mind Japanese Gardens can be subdivided into these three broad types... Shin, Gyo and So gardens Cosmic Justice No one gets away with anything The Ultimate Question What will you buy with your life? Why are we here?....Really? We all have an evolutionary bond with water All animals flee fire but Man I call the window 'Genesis'.  It is six feet in diameter and composed of brilliant primary colors.  I designed and built it in the winter of 1992 and patterned it after the DNA molecule.  DNA is a long thin structure characterized by a twisted double helix.  If you look at the molecule from the end, though, like looking through a telescope, it forms a very symmetrical and precisely beautiful pattern, which is what you see now. I thought it appropiate that the beginning of all life should be reprsented here, in a place that embraces life.  Even more appropriately, DNA is responsible for all the diversity of life on the planet.  And as Eastern philosophies so frequently convey, it is our differences that lend interest and variety to our lives, not our likenesses.  These unique characteristics are what truly define who we are and the world we live in.  Not just solely who we are, but more importantly, what we one day aspire to become. Those who embrace the theory of Karma believe we have many lives and our destinies in those lives are pre-set.  The goal during these lifetimes is to bring one's life into balance and achieve goodness and eventually enter Paradise.  This window was designed and constructed over a two year period of time. It is six feet in diameter and composed of clear glass of various textures.  The window is located on the north side of the Teahouse.  North represents winter, thus the use of crystal glass.  I call it 'Karma'. This window represents the Eastern concept of balnce in nature known as 'Yin and Yang'.  The female 'Yin" is represented in the lower portion of the window with its gentle curves and the 'intuitive eye' in the center.  A crystal tear can be seen in the corner of the eye.  The male 'Yang' componenet is in the upper portion and is represented by the sharply angular faceted area.  An intentional imperfection can be seen in the horizontal glass below the cascading facets.  Such imperfections are placed to acknowledge that we, as men, are imperfect and only God is perfect.